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and the council
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session is on the Force Grove Senior and
Community Center. And I'm going to turn

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it over to our city manager, Jesse
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» Thank you, mayor, members of the
council. I have here with me this

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evening Ann Lane, director of parks and
recreation. Thanks, Ann, for joining us.

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Um, I know we have limited time and so
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we can. If you could go to the next
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please. So, everything that we do here
at the city connects back somehow to our

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vision 2040 plan. There's two areas in
which this work session will connect

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back. The first goal statement is a
healthy and active community. I'm not

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going to go through all of these, but
the outcome is to increase recreation

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opportunities for all. And if you look
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All of those have to do with reducing
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increase opportunities for our
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So this goal statement is community
connection. This one actually has a

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action specific to the senior and
community center. If you look at 4.4

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increase and enhance opportunities at
the senior and community center and then

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if you look at 4.6 increase the number
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improve the culture of volunteerism. 4.2
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create a central community gathering
space. The Forest Grove Senior Community

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Center has served as a central gathering
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years that is welcoming for all ages.
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So, there's really kind of two options
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the community uh may know, we received a
letter from Central Cultural. um they

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will no longer be able to operate and
manage the senior center after December

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31st of 2026.
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consider this issue and what some of the
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that date. And there's really kind of
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nonprofit operated and managed. That's
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inception of the senior center. The
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managed in partnership with nonprofits
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the hybrid option. Next slide. We're
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just a minute. So, the senior center is
composed of two separate tax slots. Uh

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they were donated to the city in 1972.
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they are currently recorded with the
county today. Next slide. A little bit

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about uh the facility itself. It was
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development block grant funds. That's a
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constructed in 1978. There's a number of
agreements that go with it. And what an

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agreement is, the CDBG agreement is when
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use the money in the fashion in which it
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years. So if you look at the third
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based on the kitchen remodel in 2018. So
for 20 years, that is a publicly

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accessible kitchen that needs to be used
in accordance with the program

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requirements for the federal funding
that we received. The facility is

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approximately 9600 square ft. And some
of the recent improvements has received

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quite a bit of improvements over the
years, but most recently within the last

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decade, it's had a re- roof, a kitchen
remodel, and ARPA stands for American

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Rescue Plan Act improvements. So, we had
alarm system, floor, windows, doors,

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paint, HVAC, and restrooms. If you
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Community Center, it's it's looking
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So, the current city budget, uh, this is
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city budget as of today. This will be
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Ann will go over in terms of a pro for a
budget about what it might look like. Is

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currently the city pays all of the
utility bills except for the natural

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gas. That expense is borne by the
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central. Um, and the operating expenses,
it costs for for all the utility bills,

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it costs approximately $25,000 a year,
and that's funded out of the city's

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general fund. In terms of capital, the
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structural maintenance and repairs.
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that's built into the budget for a total
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So, it's been governed by an operating
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Forest Grove Senior Community Center
nonprofit ran it for 1972 to 24. Centro

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has been doing it for the past couple
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agreement when we have a nonprofit
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primary purpose. We have a council
leaison. It grants what's called an

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exclusive operating license. And what
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ability to operate it to program it to
management and to receive and collect

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and keep the revenues that are generated
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the obligations of each of the parties.
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I'm going to turn it over to Matrix. And
is Matrix online? So,

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if you could promote her to a panelist,
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little bit of some demographics, some of
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recommendation about a potential path
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follow after Matrix and talk about some
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All right, you have me now on your end,
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» Yep. Hi, Megan. Can you hear us?
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» Yes, we can.
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slides here with lots of data. We're
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because I I recognize that there is a a
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available for questions or additional
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the next slide.
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recreation, open space, and trails
master plan. So working closely with Ann

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and her team. Um but you know, today we
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community center and how we make that
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So, we won't dig into the small text on
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do we help make a defensible decision?
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service model going to be? Um, what's
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the condition of the facility? And then
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unknowns. So, who's going to utilize?
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some of those questions that, you know,
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think might be the best next steps. So,
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um documented programs. So, currently
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programming at the at the center.
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some nutrition and food programming. Um
there are quads and social events that

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are held there, events and fundraisers,
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trips, education and skill support,
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well-rounded um uh backbone of
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Um, so in terms of demographics,
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Forest Grove has a unique and diverse
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broaden. Um, and so these are one of
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we're going to look at when we start
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mix for the facility long term. Um,
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population falls in that 25 to 64 year
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obviously you guys have a pretty strong
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um percentage of your population through
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there's that 65 plus that's a smaller
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as well. Next slide. Um another
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conversation is not just um age in the
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understanding that um 31% of the
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that we want to make sure that you know
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process that we ensure we meet every
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residents um view the center.
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So this is just a snapshot of some
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point here really being that across all
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top there of ethnicity, households with
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rural. Um there's, you know, top three
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clean and well-maintained facilities, um
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charge or lowcost recreation
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So, part of our process, and we're early
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some of our community engagement, but
our team is um working on a series of

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many polls. They just closed. So, each
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topics. So, current conditions, park
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recreational improvements, and then this
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community center. Um, the aquatics and
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team on site dur um couple weeks ago,
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some weather, but they were able to get
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conversations that are going to help us
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community engagement process is.
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responses are to the series of five mini
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So um as of today when we closed the
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um 2200 visits about 820 contributors.
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last aquatics and senior center poll
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We go to the next slide. Um, as I said,
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impacted by weather. We intended to be
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other events that were cancelled, but we
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folks at these places. We were at the
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the library, the aquatic center. Um, we
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um obviously got a heavy um voting at
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We'll go to the next one. Um so when we
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engagement that we've seen, there's a
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which is just representation across the
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through the many poll responses about
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Caucasian or white, which means that's a
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that we have not reached through the
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something that we intend to go out into
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address that. Um the same with youth.
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12-year-old or a 10-year-old to, you
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something that we intend to be out in
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it's important to understand um what
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processes.
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when we developed this presentation, it
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the poll was going to indicate. Um but
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that statement that a need for increased
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persisted throughout even even after the
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unmet demand for um some aquatics
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recreation programming that we've seen
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exercise. And the last piece is um there
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received as part of the many poll
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aggregating and going through those and
creating themes. We haven't done that

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yet because they just closed yesterday.
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insight into the specifics rather than
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what improvements would you most like to

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see? This question was offered both in
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many polls. Um and just high level
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trails was far and above the most cited
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more sports and fitness facilities and
upgraded playgrounds. So across the

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board those rode to the top rose to the
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wanted to see both through voting in
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the many polls.
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Um so the second question was um what
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would respondents like to see? Um so
interestingly only 60% of many poll

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respondents said that their programming
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56% of them indicating that there was a
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children and teens were most frequently
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desired investment. So I think that
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be studied a little more on our end to
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or is it you know having conversations
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Next steps. So what does all that mean
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for the senior and community center? So
this is sort of how we think that those

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trends and demographic themes might be
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know, repositioning from a true senior
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hub fits with the vision 2040 plan and
it serves as much of your population as

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possible. um really leading with social
connection to ensure that the community

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feels connected to the space and to one
another. Um there's definitely a

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loneliness epidemic that's being studied
as a trend throughout the country and

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this is an opportunity to address that.
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built on partnerships. The city can't do
it alone and so building on that

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programming partnership and service
delivery partnership is going to be very

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important. Um the space is great. Um, it
offers multiple rooms, lots of

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opportunities to be flexible in what
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building at any given time, but also
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resources and cost recovery is going to
be a key to success. I think Ann's going

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to touch on that in a few minutes, so
she'll sort of talk through what that

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cost recovery might look like. Um, and
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States, we're seeing a trend in more
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really being able to lean into that in
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access in the programming mix and the
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including language, transportation,
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going to be important through the next
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Go next slide.
So all that to say, um there's a couple

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of things we would recommend in terms of
what do we continue, what do we expand,

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and then what do we develop. This is
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we continue the health and wellness
programming. There's an opportunity to

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expand meals and nutrition, expand the
social and recreation programming. Um,

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develop some lifelong learning
opportunities, specifically utilizing

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Pacific University and other
partnerships. Um, there's an opportunity

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to expand rentals and event space use
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services
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go to the next slide. Um, so this is
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offered. Um, you know, just a a sort of
an average of a a couple of calendars

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put together. Um, there's a strong
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the right op with the right resources
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definitely an opportunity to expand and
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community. So, if we flip to the next
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um so again, this is what a fully built
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really focusing on that older adults and
senior programming, but also able to tap

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into youth, teen, and family. But the
other piece of this is being able to

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understand what rentals and partnerships
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generator. What you'll see here is some
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staff likely can't cover currently. So
that's when we're looking at additional

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costs potentially for personnel and
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understand what the rental um market
looks like and how many you know people

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want to be in the space at that time.
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want to get rid of any current
programming but there's certainly an

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opportunity to expand um availability.
We'll go to the next slide. So, um, city

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manager covered this a minute ago. You
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through utility and operating. Um,
you've contributed significantly to

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capital through grant funding and the
overall facility structure. um positions

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are currently funded in the general fund
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coverage at the center in addition to
some of those volunteer and intern

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opportunities to cover gaps utilizing
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really defining what that looks like
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of what I just mentioned that additional
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programming and rental capacity exceeds
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and go to the next slide. So, the
facility um is in good condition. We had

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architect and um a an MEP contractor
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good condition. Primary issue is lack of
storage and some spaces that no longer

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really align with their original
intended use. That's a relatively easy

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thing to overcome. Um mechanical,
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been upgraded. It's certainly been
maintained well. So, there's a couple of

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things like any building that may need
to be addressed, but there are no um no

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big expenses that we anticipate will be
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So, to get back to the the main question
here is sort of what's the potential

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operating model for the future of the
facility. Um the city manager alluded

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to, you know, the nonprofit model versus
the hybrid and some of the benefits of

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each. So, in the nonprofit model, which
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know, that organization would staff the
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they also are keeping the revenue and
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Um so, that really limits the city's
ability to expand the programs and

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services that they can offer. with a
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expect that those nonprofits and
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they're still assisting with the
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with fundraising and event management.
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operator of the facility and then
continue current programming as it

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exists today, but also be able to expand
offerings like we just showed in that

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schedule where maybe there's an
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Um so through just the demographics and
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engagement that we've received, we feel
like the recommended model based on a

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couple different things would be the
hybrid model. Um really an opportunity

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to position the building as a a flexible
all ages hub still anchored by some of

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those programs that you see today. Um
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relies on very successful partnerships
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partners that you already have and who
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» Thank you very much Megan for that. Uh
so the last part of this evening's

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presentation provides for a more
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and management frameworks.
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Option A is the nonprofit operated and
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The transition plan for this option is
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months and would follow a RFP process, a
request for proposals process much like

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last time. That would kick off in
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of the year. Uh as of current, the city
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expressing interest in operating and
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Option B is the cons, as the consultant
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city operates and manages the facility
in partnership with nonprofits.

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The transition plan for this option
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to address operations, staffing, budget,
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Components of the transition plan will
be broken down in the following slides.

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Uh first for the first year the city
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operational structure of the facility.
Existing programs would continue to be

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supported while also exploring
opportunities to expand into

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multi-generational programs.
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minimum of Monday through Friday 8:00
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rental agreements would be honored.
Communications associated with the

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operations of the facility would be
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structures such as website, social
media, newsletters, etc. And as the city

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develops a communications and branding
plan, the facility would be considered

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for subbranding to create a unique
identity within the city. Throughout the

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first year, staff will be taking the
time to conduct a thorough assessment of

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the complete operation and develop
opportunities that will help enhance and

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optimize the asset for the community.

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Parks [clears throat] and recreation
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positioned to assume operational and
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facility. The existing full-time
recreation coordinator would be

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reclassified to recreation supervisor
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day-to-day operations of the facility.
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specialist currently housed at the
aquatic center would split time between

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both facilities.
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cross-trained to work at both
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providing necessary customer service
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In time, this team will need to expand
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both facilities.
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additional custodial and landscaping
maintenance. Internal and external

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options would be explored to meet this
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Volunteers would hold a significant role
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the department through the creation of a
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Financial assumptions made by staff
during review of this opportunity are

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based on current known conditions. An
understanding that these conditions may

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change upon assuming full operational
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necessary.
The initial budget developed for this

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opportunity assumes that the existing
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continue that the recreation coordinator
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levy will also continue. It is also
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specialist and cashiers will continue as
budgeted. As mentioned earlier, assuming

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responsibility for the facility will
require additional personnel to maintain

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coverage.
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facility, all revenues generated by the
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Revenue generation would be dependent on
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The city would seek to continue andor
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and or can generate revenue. Working
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opportunities for the facility will also
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By adding the facility to the inventory
of assets, it can be assumed that

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staffing expenses will increase as well
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and ongoing operational expenses. It can
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increase in one-time equipment expenses.

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With all the financial assumptions made,
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year 1 operations and management of the
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Staff is estimating that rents and
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and it is reflective of new and/or
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change to any existing rents or leases.
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recreation space, it is estimated that
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revenue by $10,000
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resulting in a net revenue gain of
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and reflects the status change of the
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recreation supervisor and additional
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estimated to increase by 15,200 and
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7,800.
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increase by 10,000, materials, supplies,
and services by 5,000, and utilities and

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insurance by 1,000. The net result is an
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Another component staff has reviewed as
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operations and management of the
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The first year of operations will
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programs and services held at the
facility. Dependent upon findings,

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adjustments may be made to optimize
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optimization.
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programs will also be assessed for
expansion into yearround indoor

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opportunities.
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would exist with the addition of indoor
space that could accommodate year-round

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special interest programs, services, and
events that yield high participation.

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Revenue generation, maximizes facility
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a goal is a goal for the department.

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Much like the approach that would be
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of operations will consist of assessment
of existing part partnerships associated

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with the facility as well as with the
parks and recreation department. This

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would include an assessment of the
partners' role, their alignment with the

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city's purpose, and the service or
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new partnership opportunities would be
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to have an assurance of mutual benefit
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At this time, we welcome questions and
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operating model of the existing Forest
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» Thank you, Director Lane. I'm going to
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then Councelor Falconer.
Thank you, mayor, and thank you for this

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beautiful job, the presentation,
everything very clear.

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Um, so thank you for all the hard work
that was put into this presentation.

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That being said,
it's always amazing to me that we have a

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certain percentage of Latino population
that for some reason is very difficult

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to reach out to.
So again I will give my advice when we

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have consultant for example
we have central cultural we have muheres

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they can certainly provide a lot of
support in terms of outreach

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so can teachers
at the schools so I ask you that I ask

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you to please take that into
consideration because we get 6% 13%

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response out you know, a population of
31 Latinos that we have. Okay? And I'm

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just saying this for future practice
because it's not the first time that I

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say it
and um it's 31%. So, you know, I would

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appreciate the effort to bring up this
number for participation because these

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things are important for the entire
community. Okay. So that being said, if

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I may,
um, in terms of volunteers, you know, a

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lot of things come to my mind. you have
a Pacific University,

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you know that you can connect with
professors, with faculty that can

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certainly um make something happen in
terms of volunt volunteerism uh from

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their students, you know, uh to do
something good uh for for the

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surrounding community. Um, also the high
school,

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the high school, uh, you have teachers
that are looking for opportunities also

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to connect their students with some type
of volunteer work in the community. And

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I think having generations, the youth
and the elderly is such an important uh

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component of growing up and you know
giving them these opportunities. I think

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it would be really really great. H so
those are um those are my comments and

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my suggestions uh to make this beautiful
work happen. Thank you. Thank you very

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much. Um I know that uh Megan shared
briefly about the the result of the

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polls and the outreach that they've done
so far. Um I just want to reiterate that

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they really are just getting started and
these are preliminary results on sort of

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the first run. Um but they've got many
more months ahead of them of of outreach

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and you know fine-tuning um to to make
sure that we really are reaching the the

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whole community as best we can.
>> And you can always call on me to to

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help.
>> You got it. And [laughter]

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thank you and I agree. Thank you council
president for your comments. And I would

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just like to say that there might be an
opportunity in September with back to

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school nights.
Yeah. Right. Yeah. I mean, I just think

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that that I think that we have
struggled. I think and I've heard

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council president, I mean, we've some of
us have said this, like we know that we

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need to do more to engage with all of
our community members and especially our

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Latinx community. And so, um, maybe it's
through the schools. Uh, I think back

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like every single school will have a
back to school night in September. And I

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think that, you know, since they're
early in the process, you know, SEMA

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will be there. We'll have translation
services. And I think, you know, when

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you're I think it's a twofold because
those partnerships, you know, could also

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be with the school the school district
resource office, the CLC, you know, when

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all of these things are that's that's
the way we, you know, I'm know I'm

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speaking to the choir, but that's how we
get things done in Force Grove is that

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we all come together um
>> you know, and work together. Okay.

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Sorry, councelor Falconer, your updates.
>> Thank you. Um, Megan and Director Lane.

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Well, I thank you so much for sort of
calling out the discrepancy between, you

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know, some of that some of those
demographic data points and the

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preliminary outreach results.
um a question that I have about you know

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sort of tracking you know those are
those are two data you know I think you

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you know you sort of you know you've
kind of focused on like age and race um

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as data points um I would if if it
aren't already so maybe this is a

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question and a and a comment if we
aren't already you know I think it's

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really important in particular for
recreation and programming at a site

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like this um you know if we're not
already asking for demographic

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information about income as well as
housing housing status. I think housing

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status in particular gets sort of lost
as one of those demographic stat you

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know data points that we that people
don't tend to think to collect. Um but I

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think for things like transportation for
recreational opportunities folks who

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rent are at a very clear disadvantage
and disparity when it comes to

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opportunities um and access to to these
types of services. So, I would hope and

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and if we, you know, if we're not
already, um, if we can please start

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asking for that information when we're
collecting this data, um, I really

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really want us to start as sort of like
a practice um, to do that because I

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think, you know, we get really skewed
results um, from homeowners um, and from

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folks with higher incomes. And that is
um you know that can really sort of

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influence the kind of pro recreational
programming that you know that we sort

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of hear from the community that they
want and there again maybe we're not

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meeting the needs of of you know the
most vulnerable vulnerable people in our

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community.
>> Thank you. Thank you, councelor

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Falconer, and I second that statement
and so does other your colleagues here

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too are nodding their head. Yes,
councelor Shiml,

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» I also echo the the presentation. Thanks
for for bringing this to us.

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So I you know two um two thoughts that
that intersect. One is the the re uh

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involving asurances. One is the
assurance of your your staff and the

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facilities you have and ability to
maintain them. And then there's the

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assurance to the the seniors and
programming that exists there and being

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able to retain them in that first year.
And and uh correct me or clarify the

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we're we're bringing our current staff
and and stretching them across this

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facility. So there's that. if you could
speak to that and and then Jesse on the

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budget piece is can we anticipate a a
budget adjustment decision or does our

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current budget give you enough latitude
and covering this this 30,000 and

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possibly
uh contracting with an existing staff in

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the facility today to help that first
year?

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So, so the staffing shift that you're
asking about, [clears throat] the

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current recreation coordinator that will
be uh reclassified to recreation

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supervisor uh is currently housed
upstairs at city hall. Um placing that

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person over in a facility where the
public can actually access them uh

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easily is a huge benefit.
>> Yeah, huge benefit.

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um and [clears throat] that person will
be present uh public facing and engaging

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directly with people that are coming
into the facility. So I think that right

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there is a barrier eliminator for a lot
of people. They just, you know, they

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have questions, they need to talk to
people. Um so [clears throat] and then

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also uh shifting that expertise of
existing

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admin staff over there to assist with
and building the structure of customer

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service um and making sure that people
that come into the facility get the

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experience that they're looking for. Um
we have that existing uh we we do need

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to backfill um with cashiers that are uh
under the direction of the

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administrative specialist uh that are
are trained customer service support

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staff.
>> How about your current facilities?

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Are are you saying that in this plan
there's no compromise to maintaining

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your the facilities you already have
across your portfolio? So the the only

477
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other customer service point facility we
have is the aquatic center. Um I think

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there will be great benefit in being
able to cross trainin those cashiers. Um

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with at the senior and community center
as well as the aquatic center they

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become much more versed in the total
operation of what parks and recreation

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has become for Forest Grove. Um and th
those folks already exist. Uh yes, there

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will be need to be some back fill with
cashiers, but we expect that with year

483
00:38:15,839 --> 00:38:22,240
one, it's going to it's going to be a
kind of a slow ramp up. Um at least

484
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that's kind of what we're hoping for is
a bit of a slow ramp up while we get our

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feet under us and and we can figure out
what the rhythm of the building is and

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where the needs really are greater. So

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» any other or did you have more to say? I
was going to say with regard to the

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budget, I was going to uh ask Kim Eel,
our assistant city manager, to respond

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to the budget question.
>> Hi, Kim Eel, assistant city manager. Um,

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we do believe that the budget will be
able to absorb the current budget will

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be able to absorb um this additional
cost as uh Ann Lane has put it so well.

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We will slowly be ramping up and if
there is any change that we need to make

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to the budget, we'll be monitoring that
closely. Can always bring that u forward

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to the council. It'll also be part of
the budget discussions for the next

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bienium going into next spring.

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Okay, any further questions?
I'm seeing none. So, let's get let's

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come to consensus on the models. So, the
two operating models we could choose

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from was model one, which was nonprofit.
Wait, I want to say something before we

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get to this. Um, you know, for very many
years, longer, more years than I've been

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alive, we've had nonprofits helping the
city provide the service. And, you know,

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I want to take the opportunity to say we
really do appreciate that. Both the

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Forest Grove Senior Center board and
Central Cultural have done a wonderful

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job in partnering with the city to
provide services for seniors. Um, so I

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say that now and I want to be really
clear that the the decision this council

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makes as a governing body has nothing to
do with the quality of work that these

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groups have done for the city and the
respect and value that we have for them.

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So now I'll go back. Thanks. Um, so we
can either do option one which is a

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nonprofit model and an RFP process or we
can start building out a hybrid model. I

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guess that's we switch from one to A and
B. Okay. So, either we can choose. So,

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is there anyone that would like to do
the nonprofit RFP model?

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Is there consensus to do the hybrid
model? Just thumbs up or head nods,

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hands raised. Okay, we're going to move
forward with the hybrid model, please.

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» Just one addition. Will there be a
period of transition where central will

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be there and then city will be there?
I think so.

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00:40:47,119 --> 00:40:55,040
» Thank you very much for asking that
question. I I did intend to mention that

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along the way. Um, we really hope that
once we we get through the the

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formalities here that we will start this
conversation with Centro ASAP and uh we

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hope to have staff placed even just
part-time over there uh as soon as

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00:41:08,160 --> 00:41:15,839
October so we can start to learn the
function of the building, get to know

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the patrons, get to know the people that
um are leasing space in there,

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understand the relationships and
commitments uh and just again the rhythm

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00:41:21,599 --> 00:41:30,079
and the flow. of the building. You got
you have to be there to to know it. So,

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uh in hopes that when December 31st
rolls around and then we move to January

524
00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:38,480
1, it it won't feel too different is the
hope.

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00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:42,960
Okay, great. Thank you. I'm going to
adjourn this work session. We're going

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to take about a 10-minute bio break and
then reconvene for our meeting. And I'm

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sorry to everyone

528
00:43:58,400 --> 00:44:05,359
Good evening. Welcome back after our
summer hiatus. I would like to call to

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order this meeting of the Forest Grove
City Council on Monday, August 24th at

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7:23 p.m. Will our city recorder please
call roll.

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» Council President Venuela
>> here. [music] Councelor Shiml

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» here. Councelor Falconer
>> here.

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00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:23,520
» Councelor Martinez
>> here. Councelor Marshall

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» here.
>> Mayor Wenszel

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» here.
I'm having difficulties with my Okay. Uh

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we acknowledge the land on which Forest
Grove is located rest on the traditional

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village sites of the Atalotti, a tribe
of the Calapoua who originally inhabited

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the Twolitan Plains, including Forest
Grove. They are now part of the

539
00:44:42,160 --> 00:44:49,680
Confederate tribes of Grand Ron. For
more information on the atlotti, visit

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the Pacific University libraries. Will
the council in the audience please join

541
00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:55,319
me in the pledge of allegiance.

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00:44:55,920 --> 00:45:04,880
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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00:45:08,079 --> 00:45:11,720
justice for all.

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00:45:22,560 --> 00:45:29,520
Okay, I remembered my glasses today. I'm
like [clears throat] a newly

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00:45:27,680 --> 00:45:33,440
reader person and it worked. I just
can't see out there now. I'm not really

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00:45:31,040 --> 00:45:36,800
used to it. Okay, so bear with me and I
apologize.

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00:45:34,960 --> 00:45:43,040
Okay, so I would like to start with
National Day of Service and Remembrance.

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Whereas on September 11th, 2001, nearly
3,000 men, women, and children who were

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going about their normal routines were
taken from us, depriving families and

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loved ones of a lifetime of precious
moments. And whereas in response to this

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00:45:57,839 --> 00:46:05,599
tragedy, Americans across the country
came together in a remarkable spirit of

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unity and carried out countless acts of
kindness, generosity, and compassion.

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And whereas community organizations and
family members of 9/11 victims began

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observing the anniversary of September
11th as a charitable service day to

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honor the memory of those who were lost
and those who united in response to the

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tragedy,
including first responders and

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volunteers.
And whereas on September 11th, 2026 and

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00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:42,960
on the days leading up to the and
following this day, citizens of Forest

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Grove have an opportunity to participate
in activities that honor 911 victims and

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heroes by joining together in service
projects to meet community needs. And

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whereas on Friday, September 11th, 2026
at 900 a.m., the public is invited to

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attend a remembrance ceremony at the Big
Flag to reflect on the 25th anniversary

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of the attacks, the lives lost, and pay
tribute to the families who still live

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with extraordinary pain. Now therefore,
the city council of the city of Forest

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Grove does hereby proclaim September
11th as National Day of Service and

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Remembrance in Forest Grove, Oregon and
encourages all residents of Forest Grove

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to honor the lives of those lost through
participation in community service and

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remembrance ceremonies on this day and
throughout the year. Thank you.

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Proclamation
consider

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No,

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extraordinary.

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Victim

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personel.

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Forest. grow.

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Reflection. Reflection. Extraordinary

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Forest Grove

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in Forest Grove.

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That's it. Thank you, Council President
Valenuela. We are now going to move on

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to item B on the agenda, which is public
comment. Time provided for anyone

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wishing to speak to the council on any
item not scheduled for a public hearing.

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Comments are limited to 2 minutes unless
additional time is granted by the

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presiding officer. The public comment
period shall not exceed 30 minutes

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unless extended by the council. Zoom
attendees may use the raise hand option

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to be called on. And we have two people
signed up for public comment. We'll

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start with Mr. Dale FE.

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00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:24,800
» Good evening, Mr. FE.
>> Good evening, Mayor Winsel and Council

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00:51:20,240 --> 00:51:29,200
President Valuelia and Council
B.

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00:51:26,480 --> 00:51:32,319
I had when I do public comment to the
county commissioners, this falls back.

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00:51:30,559 --> 00:51:38,240
So I just have to check I don't fall
back. Hurt myself. Sorry.

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00:51:36,800 --> 00:51:42,000
May I have three minutes?
>> You may.

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00:51:38,960 --> 00:51:45,440
» Thank you. I sent you two emails. I'm
going to talk about those two emails.

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One has to do with others have a right
to expect from us and what we have a

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00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:53,000
right expect from others. that has to do
with Merkeley and wildfires.

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00:51:53,839 --> 00:52:04,400
I ended I went to the Chamber of
Commerce uh meeting today in which the

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pres the two talkers were uh Mlan
Representative Mlan and Senator

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Sman
uh and they they spoke I asked a

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00:52:11,440 --> 00:52:17,599
question and they both spoke about the
incident that happened to Senator Mlan

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out at the sewage and treatment plant in
Forest Grove. She was verbally ousted.

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She her glasses were taken off of her
and thrown and she the sheriff or police

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department came and they arrest him and
he has a court date. Uh it was very

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00:52:30,960 --> 00:52:39,760
clear for both of our representatives
that that's inappropriate behavior and

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00:52:35,760 --> 00:52:43,599
that people need to act civily even
though they disagree with each other.

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And it's very important that that occur.
I think before I did talk with you the

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email I sent you about what others have
a right to expect from us. what we have

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a right to expect from them
and in particular there are aid of them

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00:52:55,280 --> 00:53:01,440
that we do not steal what belongs to
them. We do not injure their health,

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damage their bodies or kill them. That
we do not interfere with their freedom

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of action when their conduct in no way
injures us and that we do not make false

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statements that would injure their
reputation or give them a bad name. I

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just hope you, I'm sure you do, and
everybody else involved in the political

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system, in the governmental system
adheres to good ethics and behavior.

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Just hope that
I made a presentation to the Hillsboro

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00:53:29,520 --> 00:53:35,280
City Council. You know, when I send my
emails, I send it usually to four mayors

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and I usually make comment here, but
also I made comment at the Hillsboro

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city council meeting in the last meeting
they had. I shared this with them. Uh

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they agreed with me. The city manager of
Hillsboro came up to me later and said,

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00:53:47,599 --> 00:53:55,040
"Thank you, Dale, for your comments and
we read your emails." So, I much

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appreciate them doing that and taking
seriously what I send to them. the

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wildfire. Uh I live in a wildfire zone
in Forest Grove. I'm real concerned. I

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even had some uh arbivide cut down
because we're in a fire wild wildfire

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00:54:09,119 --> 00:54:15,359
area and you really have to be careful
in doing that. But that's just local.

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We're talking about forest broke figure.
We're talking about the county. We're

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talking about the state. And so Senator
Mkeley introduced the wildfire smoke

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00:54:22,160 --> 00:54:30,720
emergency declaration act. And in my
email to you, I ask each of you to take

626
00:54:27,599 --> 00:54:34,880
a look at that and really support his
bill. We need all the help we can get.

627
00:54:33,440 --> 00:54:37,520
So if you haven't looked at it, please
take a look at it. It's very important.

628
00:54:36,880 --> 00:54:45,079
Thank you.
>> Great. Thank you, Mr. V. Our second

629
00:54:40,400 --> 00:54:45,079
public comment is Miss Carol Allery.

630
00:54:53,920 --> 00:54:58,720
Hello. Good evening.
>> Hey, I'm glad you guys all had a

631
00:54:56,400 --> 00:55:03,040
vacation. We all needed it. There's a
lot been going on this last year.

632
00:55:00,800 --> 00:55:07,680
Anyway, uh and thank you for the
information on uh what you're doing with

633
00:55:05,520 --> 00:55:11,280
the 9/11. I think that's an awesome
thing that we're doing here. What I just

634
00:55:09,680 --> 00:55:14,160
have to share is I always come and I
share the word of God with you guys

635
00:55:12,800 --> 00:55:19,599
because I think you need to be blessed
by what he has to say. 1 Corinthians

636
00:55:16,720 --> 00:55:25,520
2:6:10 says, "We teach wisdom to people
who are mature, but the wise we teach uh

637
00:55:23,440 --> 00:55:30,960
not from this world. It is not the
wisdom of the rulers of this world, nor

638
00:55:28,160 --> 00:55:36,400
are losing who are losing their powers,
but we speak God's secret wisdom that

639
00:55:33,680 --> 00:55:41,280
has been hidden from everyone until now.
God has planned this wisdom for your

640
00:55:38,480 --> 00:55:45,920
glory. He planned it before the world
began. None of the rulers of this world

641
00:55:43,760 --> 00:55:49,359
understood this wisdom. If they had
understood it, they would have not

642
00:55:47,119 --> 00:55:55,440
killed our great and gracious Lorden on
a cross. But scriptures say, "No one has

643
00:55:52,720 --> 00:55:59,680
ever seen, no one has ever heard, no one
can ever imagine what God has prepared

644
00:55:57,599 --> 00:56:04,160
for those who love him." Perfect love
casts out all fear. And our Lord Jesus

645
00:56:02,079 --> 00:56:08,720
Christ offers that to anyone who loves
him. May that bless you today. And may

646
00:56:06,960 --> 00:56:14,000
you have a wonderful evening.
>> Thank you, Miss Allerie.

647
00:56:11,599 --> 00:56:17,119
There are no other individuals signed up
for public comment. Is there anyone in

648
00:56:15,520 --> 00:56:20,520
the audience who would like to give
public comment?

649
00:56:21,119 --> 00:56:28,040
Maybe a hesitation in the back. We're
very kind up here.

650
00:56:31,119 --> 00:56:37,359
While you're decided, I'll ask, is there
anyone on Zoom who would like to give

651
00:56:34,960 --> 00:56:40,960
public comment?
Anybody on Zoom, please use the raise

652
00:56:39,359 --> 00:56:45,040
hand feature if you would like to give
public comment.

653
00:56:43,760 --> 00:56:49,599
I'm not seeing anybody, so I'm going to
ask again. In the audience, would you

654
00:56:46,480 --> 00:56:55,440
like to give public comment? No. Okay.
Yes.

655
00:56:52,559 --> 00:56:59,280
Okay. Sounds good. Uh for those watching
or maybe councelor Falconer, they're

656
00:56:57,280 --> 00:57:03,119
going to speak with Director Lane later.
Um I I would believe probably about the

657
00:57:01,119 --> 00:57:06,880
senior center work session. Thank you
for attending. Um okay, we're going to

658
00:57:05,119 --> 00:57:10,880
move on to our consent agenda. Consent
agenda items considered routine that are

659
00:57:09,119 --> 00:57:15,680
adopted with a single motion without
discussion. Councilors may remove items

660
00:57:13,440 --> 00:57:19,599
prior to the motion to adopt. Any
removed items are discussed and acted

661
00:57:17,680 --> 00:57:24,400
upon following the approval of the
remaining items. What is the wish of the

662
00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:27,280
council?
>> Move.

663
00:57:25,280 --> 00:57:31,760
» Second.
>> Councelor Marshall made the motion and

664
00:57:29,520 --> 00:57:34,720
councelor Martinez seconded the consent
agenda. All those in favor, please say

665
00:57:33,760 --> 00:57:41,280
I. I.
>> I. I. All those opposed hearing none.

666
00:57:37,760 --> 00:57:46,559
The consent agenda is approved in a 6 to
zero vote. Thank you. Additions and

667
00:57:44,880 --> 00:57:49,520
deletions. City manager, do you have any
additions or deletions?

668
00:57:48,000 --> 00:57:54,000
» No additions or deletions. Thank you,
mayor.

669
00:57:50,079 --> 00:57:58,880
» Thank you. Any proposed by counselors
seeing or hearing? None. We will now

670
00:57:56,319 --> 00:58:04,400
Nope. We will not. We will move on to
item F, which is public hearings,

671
00:58:01,200 --> 00:58:10,160
ordinances, and resolutions. And our
first resolution is from is resolution

672
00:58:08,160 --> 00:58:15,599
202635.
And I'm going to ask that our parks and

673
00:58:12,640 --> 00:58:18,599
rec director, Lane, come up to the
microphone.

674
00:58:19,680 --> 00:58:23,960
I'm going to make sure I don't have any
scripts.

675
00:58:27,200 --> 00:58:34,720
Sorry. I'm just making sure I don't have
There's no public hearings on this,

676
00:58:30,240 --> 00:58:34,720
right? Nothing. No. Okay, cool.

677
00:58:40,160 --> 00:58:44,200
Seems like a whole lot of

678
00:58:59,760 --> 00:59:03,079
the first slide.

679
00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:12,160
Just very briefly, um, back on July
14th, the city was notified of an

680
00:59:09,839 --> 00:59:17,920
opportunity of two or actually rather
three parcels of land that were coming

681
00:59:14,079 --> 00:59:23,440
for auction on July 16th. Uh, city
expressed an interest in uh, being a

682
00:59:21,200 --> 00:59:29,760
bidder on those parcels as they are
adjacent to uh, Kyle Park, the future

683
00:59:27,520 --> 00:59:37,920
future park to be developed down along
Gails Creek. Um so after review um and

684
00:59:35,680 --> 00:59:44,640
great discussion we decided that we
would go ahead and p pursue this. Um and

685
00:59:41,280 --> 00:59:50,319
it was [clears throat] the city did end
up being the the winning bidder on two

686
00:59:46,640 --> 00:59:55,440
parcels. Uh it was very exciting. It was
a mad dash and it was a little stressful

687
00:59:52,319 --> 01:00:03,480
but we got in and we made it happen. So,
I just want to go through um these

688
00:59:58,400 --> 01:00:03,480
couple parcels with you. Slide.

689
01:00:04,240 --> 01:00:13,040
Uh the two parcels that we were winning
bidder on were number 400 and 401 that

690
01:00:08,880 --> 01:00:18,240
are circled on the map there. Uh lot 203
that's in the square. That's the

691
01:00:14,640 --> 01:00:23,920
existing Kyle Park property. Um the
third parcel that was up for auction

692
01:00:20,079 --> 01:00:30,400
that we did not bid on was lot 500.
that's in blue directly north of 401.

693
01:00:28,079 --> 01:00:34,880
So, if you back up just briefly one
time, uh the green highlight that's

694
01:00:32,640 --> 01:00:41,119
across there, that is the future route
of the Forest Grove Loop Trail.

695
01:00:38,640 --> 01:00:47,280
» All right. Can Can I ask a question?
Yeah. um lot 401 like that's not going

696
01:00:44,160 --> 01:00:52,240
to impede like not getting that lot has
nothing to do with us being able to

697
01:00:49,760 --> 01:00:54,480
develop the the loop trail and that's
correct

698
01:00:52,559 --> 01:01:00,720
» access it because we have access points
at 203 is that right or

699
01:00:57,200 --> 01:01:05,119
» so we have access points at 203 but the
trail actually runs on top of an

700
01:01:03,119 --> 01:01:08,640
existing utility easement
>> okay

701
01:01:05,599 --> 01:01:14,559
» uh so we'll develop that surface uh into
a a drivable surface that um will be

702
01:01:11,760 --> 01:01:16,799
reinforced for large.
Got it.

703
01:01:16,480 --> 01:01:24,240
» Okay.
>> You guys the other day.

704
01:01:20,400 --> 01:01:28,319
» Um so, first brief look at lot 400. This
was the first property that was on the

705
01:01:26,240 --> 01:01:35,119
auction block. Uh it was also our top
priority lot to acquire. 4.97 acres.

706
01:01:32,000 --> 01:01:40,720
Shares uh its east property line with
Kyle Park and its north property line

707
01:01:38,160 --> 01:01:46,880
with the Forest Grove Loop Trail. Uh
there is also a certificate of water

708
01:01:43,680 --> 01:01:52,160
rights with this parcel uh to Gail's
Creek. Uh benefit is of course direct

709
01:01:49,520 --> 01:01:58,400
connection to Kyle Park and opportunity
for future park expansion. This parcel

710
01:01:55,119 --> 01:02:03,200
is uh largely in flood plane but uh is a
terrific opportunity for nature park

711
01:02:00,319 --> 01:02:08,079
experience.
Next

712
01:02:05,280 --> 01:02:13,359
lot 401. This was the third property on
the auction block. Uh but it was our

713
01:02:10,319 --> 01:02:18,799
second priority lot to acquire. Uh this
totals 14.76 acres on this lot. Shares a

714
01:02:17,200 --> 01:02:24,480
property line to the north with the
future Forest Grove Loop Trail. It too

715
01:02:21,359 --> 01:02:30,960
has a certificate of water rights. Uh
water rights are um a big deal. Let's

716
01:02:27,520 --> 01:02:36,799
just say that. Uh benefit of this parcel
is uh just its size in general, but a

717
01:02:34,640 --> 01:02:42,240
lot of creek frontage and its close
proximity to Kyle Park. Uh there's also

718
01:02:40,000 --> 01:02:48,680
terrific opportunity although a lot of
it is in flood plane for uh again nature

719
01:02:45,040 --> 01:02:48,680
park uh experience

720
01:02:49,680 --> 01:02:58,079
» and that is it. So we were the
successful bidder. Um those two parcels

721
01:02:55,920 --> 01:03:01,480
uh [laughter] we were high bid total
came to $217,800.

722
01:03:01,680 --> 01:03:09,839
um purchase of that came from or would
come from the parks systems development

723
01:03:06,960 --> 01:03:14,880
charges.
Well, any questions from council for

724
01:03:11,839 --> 01:03:18,960
director Lane? Yes, I see councelor
Shiml. Well, just to confirm my

725
01:03:17,359 --> 01:03:24,240
understanding and maybe the right
language to describe the funds used to

726
01:03:21,680 --> 01:03:29,359
purchase this as well as the metro funds
used to reimburse it.

727
01:03:26,400 --> 01:03:34,319
So, also on the agenda coming up next
will be um discussion about the

728
01:03:31,760 --> 01:03:39,599
acquisition reimbursement from Metro.
But even if that reimbursement wasn't

729
01:03:36,960 --> 01:03:44,000
available, the the money that uh would
be used to to make this purchase comes

730
01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:48,319
from what's called parks systems
development charges. Those are fees that

731
01:03:46,240 --> 01:03:52,799
are charged to developers when they
construct things in town. And it's a per

732
01:03:50,480 --> 01:03:59,480
door charge that goes into a special
account that we use um to expand

733
01:03:55,839 --> 01:03:59,480
recreational opportunity.

734
01:04:00,720 --> 01:04:08,640
Perfect. Okay. What is the wish of the
council?

735
01:04:06,559 --> 01:04:12,079
» So move
2026-35.

736
01:04:10,880 --> 01:04:17,839
Move to adopt.
>> Okay. Perfect. So, resolution 2026-35

737
01:04:16,319 --> 01:04:23,079
was moved by councelor Shiml and
seconded by councelor Martinez. Any

738
01:04:20,079 --> 01:04:23,079
discussion?

739
01:04:24,640 --> 01:04:30,880
Seeing no discussion, want to make sure
I'm looking at councelor Falconer.

740
01:04:28,559 --> 01:04:37,160
Um, no discussion. Okay. Uh, because it
has to do with land acquisition, we're

741
01:04:33,359 --> 01:04:37,160
going to do a roll call vote.

742
01:04:38,480 --> 01:04:44,319
» Oh, wait. Can you read it by Listen,
it's my first meeting back after a

743
01:04:41,760 --> 01:04:47,839
month. Give me a break. I caught myself
like Jesse's looking. Will the city

744
01:04:46,079 --> 01:04:51,119
manager please read the resolution by
title only?

745
01:04:48,799 --> 01:04:55,280
» Resolution 2026-35
authorizing the purchase of property

746
01:04:52,799 --> 01:04:58,280
identified as tack lot tax lots 1
s41000-00400

747
01:04:58,880 --> 01:05:03,000
and 1-0041

748
01:05:03,200 --> 01:05:09,359
for the expansion of adjacent city park
property and authorizing city manager to

749
01:05:07,599 --> 01:05:13,280
complete the purchase.
>> Okay, great. And now, will the city

750
01:05:11,359 --> 01:05:15,280
recorder please call for the vote?
>> Councelor Martinez,

751
01:05:14,960 --> 01:05:16,799
» yes.
>> Councelor Marshall,

752
01:05:16,319 --> 01:05:19,039
» yes.
>> Council President Valenzuela,

753
01:05:18,480 --> 01:05:20,559
» yes.
>> Councelor Shimo,

754
01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:22,720
» yes.
>> Councelor Falconer,

755
01:05:22,160 --> 01:05:25,839
» yes.
>> Mayor Wel,

756
01:05:23,920 --> 01:05:33,119
» yes. The Forest Grove City Council
approves resolution 2026-35

757
01:05:29,440 --> 01:05:37,359
with a 6 to0 vote. Before we move on, I
just would like to say that prior to

758
01:05:35,200 --> 01:05:40,880
being mayor, when my predecessor, Mayor
Traxx, did this and would mess up in my

759
01:05:39,359 --> 01:05:44,640
brain, I was like, "Come on, this is not
that difficult. Get it together." And

760
01:05:42,799 --> 01:05:50,880
now I seem to mess up all the [laughter]
time. So, just a little reflection of

761
01:05:48,559 --> 01:05:56,640
maybe I should be a little bit more
graceful. Okay. Anyways, uh we're going

762
01:05:53,280 --> 01:06:00,960
to move on to resolution 2026-36.
And I'm going to continue to let

763
01:05:59,039 --> 01:06:04,839
Director Lane. All right. Very good.
Thank you. Um

764
01:06:04,960 --> 01:06:13,359
before we went to bid on the two parcels
um down on Gails Creek, I approached

765
01:06:10,640 --> 01:06:16,880
Metro. Uh as previous conversations with
them, they had indicated to me that they

766
01:06:15,039 --> 01:06:22,079
had the ability to help with land
acquisition should an opportunity arise.

767
01:06:19,680 --> 01:06:25,760
I reached out to them. Uh they said, "We
can't move that quickly. Hopefully you

768
01:06:23,599 --> 01:06:30,640
can. Uh and if you can, we'll help you
out." So they they are helping us out

769
01:06:28,480 --> 01:06:36,960
significantly by reimbursing the
purchase of the two parcels um at a

770
01:06:34,720 --> 01:06:41,760
total of $200,000.
So uh net cost to the city is 17,800 for

771
01:06:40,880 --> 01:06:45,599
those two parcels.
>> Is how much? Can you say that again?

772
01:06:43,359 --> 01:06:50,079
» 17,800.
That's

773
01:06:47,520 --> 01:06:54,720
that's so nice.
>> I'm telling you partners are partners.

774
01:06:52,160 --> 01:06:59,599
It's where it's where the magic happens.
Metro. Thank you, Metro.

775
01:06:57,760 --> 01:07:02,240
Cool. Any Is that the end of your staff
report? I don't want to cut you off.

776
01:07:00,640 --> 01:07:07,280
» Yeah, that's it. Okay. So, are there any
questions for Director Lane? Yeah, I

777
01:07:04,960 --> 01:07:12,640
think you know I would like to just say
yes. Partnerships. It's where the the

778
01:07:09,839 --> 01:07:20,640
secret sauce is at, right? Um is working
together. So, are there no other

779
01:07:15,520 --> 01:07:27,520
questions? Will the city m
Oh, I need a motion. Jeez Louise.

780
01:07:24,240 --> 01:07:31,760
Okay. Can I please get a motion?
>> I move that we approve.

781
01:07:29,280 --> 01:07:36,799
» Jeez Louise.
>> Man, I'm struggling. Okay. Councelor

782
01:07:34,480 --> 01:07:44,960
Martinez made the motion and councelor
Shiml seconded resolution 2026-36.

783
01:07:40,799 --> 01:07:49,359
And now I should ask for discussion.
Seeing no discussion, will the city

784
01:07:46,640 --> 01:07:52,640
manager please read the resolution by
title only?

785
01:07:50,400 --> 01:07:56,160
» Resolution 2026-36.
authorizing the city manager to enter

786
01:07:54,640 --> 01:08:02,720
into an intergovernmental agreement with
Metro to receive acquisition funding.

787
01:07:59,520 --> 01:08:07,839
» Okay, great. And
all those in favor, please say I.

788
01:08:05,440 --> 01:08:12,880
» I. All opposed?
>> Hearing none. Resolution 2026-36

789
01:08:10,960 --> 01:08:17,279
is approved by the Force City Council in
a six to zero vote.

790
01:08:15,200 --> 01:08:21,839
» Thank you, Director Lane. On a side
note, I want to give her and props for

791
01:08:19,199 --> 01:08:27,040
moving on this so fast and seeing the
seeing the value in this land because

792
01:08:24,080 --> 01:08:30,560
that was a huge purchase in a short
amount of time and I know it took a a

793
01:08:28,560 --> 01:08:34,640
lot of like a lot of getting everything
lined up really fast and you did a great

794
01:08:33,120 --> 01:08:38,239
job with that.
>> Thank you very much for being nimble and

795
01:08:36,319 --> 01:08:42,400
working with me. So [laughter] yeah,
>> thank you. Thanks so much. Thank you,

796
01:08:40,080 --> 01:08:48,239
Councelor Marshall. Next up is
resolution 20226-37

797
01:08:45,679 --> 01:08:55,239
and I'm this has to do with an IGA with
clean water services and I will have our

798
01:08:50,239 --> 01:08:55,239
assistant city manager Kim Eel present.

799
01:08:56,000 --> 01:09:02,000
Thank you and good evening mayor and
council. The resolution before you this

800
01:09:00,000 --> 01:09:05,600
evening authorizes the city manager to
execute an intergovernmental agreement

801
01:09:04,159 --> 01:09:09,520
with clean water services that
delineates specific responsibilities of

802
01:09:07,520 --> 01:09:13,600
each party for storm water and sewer
services. The original IGA was adopted

803
01:09:11,759 --> 01:09:16,960
in 2005 and has been amended
subsequently. All cities within

804
01:09:15,199 --> 01:09:22,400
Washington County have an IGA with clean
water services. Beginning in early 2025,

805
01:09:20,319 --> 01:09:26,000
CWS undertook a process to update their
IGAs with all partner cities with the

806
01:09:24,400 --> 01:09:30,799
intention of seeking consistency among
cities in operating and managing program

807
01:09:27,839 --> 01:09:34,000
responsibilities. The city and CWS staff
have met several times and have reached

808
01:09:32,319 --> 01:09:38,480
consensus on the IGA before you for
consideration this evening. While many

809
01:09:36,000 --> 01:09:42,719
core elements of the 2005 IGA remain in
place, the proposed IGA updates and

810
01:09:40,239 --> 01:09:47,359
modernizes the previous agreement. Two
notable changes to the IGA are one, the

811
01:09:45,440 --> 01:09:51,920
addition of language that allows cities
to bill CWS for billing, collecting, and

812
01:09:50,000 --> 01:09:56,719
remitting sewer and storm water revenues
to CWS. The cities are collaborating

813
01:09:54,719 --> 01:10:00,159
with each other and CWS on a consistent
billing approach and are expected to

814
01:09:58,159 --> 01:10:04,080
have a process in place soon. This
proposal will result in increased

815
01:10:02,239 --> 01:10:07,600
revenue to the city of Forest Grove to
pay for a portion of the city's utility

816
01:10:05,679 --> 01:10:13,840
billing expenses.
The second notable change is changes the

817
01:10:10,159 --> 01:10:23,600
sanitary sewer SDC allocation from 80%
CWS and 20% city to 96% CWS and 4% city

818
01:10:20,000 --> 01:10:28,080
effective July 1st, 2027, so next fiscal
year. Coupled with the change in the SEC

819
01:10:26,000 --> 01:10:32,159
allocations is an increase in cost
sharing eligibility for the city of

820
01:10:29,840 --> 01:10:36,880
Forest Grove for replacement sewer pipes
12 in and greater. This means a city can

821
01:10:34,640 --> 01:10:42,320
now split replacement costs 50/50 with
CWS for 48,000 linear feet of pipe

822
01:10:40,159 --> 01:10:46,560
instead of bearing the entire cost.
Based on the new cost sharing formula,

823
01:10:44,080 --> 01:10:49,840
the city estimates 10 to 16 million in
savings and replacement costs, far

824
01:10:48,560 --> 01:10:53,920
exceeding what would have been collected
in SDC revenues under the previous

825
01:10:51,679 --> 01:10:57,280
allocation methodology. This SEC
allocation change makes Forest Grove

826
01:10:55,840 --> 01:11:00,480
consistent with all other cities in
Washington County and will lead to

827
01:10:58,640 --> 01:11:06,000
significantly reduced future capital
expenses. Thank you and happy to answer

828
01:11:02,400 --> 01:11:12,719
any questions. Thank you. Any questions
for assistant city manager?

829
01:11:09,840 --> 01:11:20,199
» Okay, hearing no questions. What's the
wish of the council?

830
01:11:15,520 --> 01:11:20,199
Move that we approve resolution 202637.

831
01:11:20,880 --> 01:11:27,360
» Second.
Thank you. Resolution 2026-37

832
01:11:25,360 --> 01:11:32,719
was moved by councelor Martinez and
seconded by councelor Marshall. Any

833
01:11:29,760 --> 01:11:37,120
discussion?
Well, I'm excited about the billing

834
01:11:34,719 --> 01:11:40,960
thing. I mean, I know that seems pretty
pretty small, but I think that's really

835
01:11:39,280 --> 01:11:44,800
important and I Anyways, I'm pretty
excited to hear that that's getting done

836
01:11:42,480 --> 01:11:48,960
and the future. I mean, at first I was
like, wait, what are we getting out of

837
01:11:46,400 --> 01:11:54,320
this? But the infrastructure costs are
going to be yeah I think the I mean

838
01:11:51,280 --> 01:11:58,719
again what Ann said right partners
secret sauce

839
01:11:56,400 --> 01:12:04,000
» okay so that's my discussion I don't see
any other discussion um will the city

840
01:12:01,920 --> 01:12:07,199
manager please read the resolution by
title only

841
01:12:04,960 --> 01:12:10,159
» resolution 2026-37
authorizing the city manager to execute

842
01:12:08,880 --> 01:12:13,199
an intergovernmental agreement with
clean water services regarding

843
01:12:11,600 --> 01:12:16,800
cooperative management. [clears throat]
>> Thank you very much. All those in favor,

844
01:12:15,679 --> 01:12:17,840
please say I.
>> I.

845
01:12:17,440 --> 01:12:21,199
» I.
>> I.

846
01:12:18,320 --> 01:12:26,320
» All those opposed. Hearing none.
Resolution 2026-37

847
01:12:24,239 --> 01:12:31,920
is approved by the Force City Council in
a 6 to zero vote.

848
01:12:28,880 --> 01:12:36,560
Okay. And next up is our assistant or
nope. Next up is our city manager Jesse

849
01:12:33,760 --> 01:12:40,320
Vanderan talking about our legislative
priorities to the League of Oregon

850
01:12:39,120 --> 01:12:44,560
Cities.
>> Thank you, mayor, members of the

851
01:12:41,440 --> 01:12:48,400
council. Um, each even-numbered year,
the League of Oregon Cities, of which

852
01:12:45,920 --> 01:12:52,239
the city is a member, asks each city to
submit their top five legislative

853
01:12:50,560 --> 01:12:55,440
priorities that they would like the
League of Oregon Cities to focus on

854
01:12:54,000 --> 01:12:59,120
during the legislative cycle. The League
of Oregon Cities has several lobbyists

855
01:12:57,520 --> 01:13:03,840
that go down and represent their city
members, of which we are one. Once all

856
01:13:01,840 --> 01:13:07,440
the city's votes are tallied, the LC
board of directors will review and

857
01:13:05,360 --> 01:13:12,640
approve a final set of legislative
priorities at exo at its October

858
01:13:10,080 --> 01:13:16,239
meeting. The city council met in a work
session on July 13th and arrived at a

859
01:13:14,640 --> 01:13:20,480
consensus to submit the following
overall top five priorities not

860
01:13:18,239 --> 01:13:25,199
necessarily in priority order. The
priorities are public meetings law

861
01:13:22,159 --> 01:13:31,199
clarity, infrastructure funding, land
availability and land use streamlining,

862
01:13:28,000 --> 01:13:35,360
2027 transportation package, and full
funding and streamlining for housing

863
01:13:33,280 --> 01:13:37,520
production. I'd be happy to answer any
questions that the council may have.

864
01:13:37,199 --> 01:13:43,000
Okay,
>> any questions for Jesse? Hearing

865
01:13:43,520 --> 01:13:48,520
none. What is the wish of the council?

866
01:13:48,640 --> 01:13:53,239
Move that we pass resolution 2026-38.

867
01:13:53,679 --> 01:13:59,920
Thank you. Second.
>> Thank you.

868
01:13:57,760 --> 01:14:04,800
Resolution 2026-38
was moved by councelor Martinez and

869
01:14:01,760 --> 01:14:08,199
seconded by council president Valenuela.
Any discussion?

870
01:14:10,800 --> 01:14:16,400
Just for the audience, just update. We
had a work session about this a month

871
01:14:14,080 --> 01:14:22,400
ago. It's like I just wanted we're not
just like picking and choosing. It's not

872
01:14:18,159 --> 01:14:26,400
a multiple choice like state test. Okay.
I guess I don't need to say that. But

873
01:14:24,400 --> 01:14:30,560
anyways, let's say Andrew, please read
this by title only.

874
01:14:28,080 --> 01:14:34,239
» Resolution 2026-38
authorizing the city manager to submit

875
01:14:32,400 --> 01:14:38,239
city council legislative priorities to
the League of Oregon Cities.

876
01:14:36,239 --> 01:14:42,080
» Thank you. All those in favor, please
say I. I.

877
01:14:40,080 --> 01:14:46,239
» All those opposed. Hearing none.
Resolution 2026-38

878
01:14:44,320 --> 01:14:54,480
is approved by the Force City Council in
a 6 to zero vote. Next up on the agenda,

879
01:14:51,120 --> 01:14:57,840
I believe is hang on. I guess I have to
turn my page. I think it's our labor

880
01:14:56,320 --> 01:15:02,640
agreement,
but I can't turn my agenda. All right.

881
01:15:00,320 --> 01:15:06,480
Resolution 20-2639
authorizing

882
01:15:04,320 --> 01:15:13,440
execution of a labor agreement. And I'm
gonna turn it over to our human resource

883
01:15:09,679 --> 01:15:16,000
director, Brenda Camele, and then also
Emily. I don't know your last name by

884
01:15:15,280 --> 01:15:19,360
heart, but
>> Gmont.

885
01:15:16,640 --> 01:15:24,159
» Gmont. That's right. Emily Gmont, um,
our city attorney.

886
01:15:22,480 --> 01:15:28,719
» All right. Well, good evening, council.
Um, we are here today with the good news

887
01:15:26,560 --> 01:15:33,920
that through bargaining, we have reached
tentative agreement on a new collective

888
01:15:30,560 --> 01:15:38,800
bargaining agreement with ASME. Um this
as we know the CDA uh we're currently

889
01:15:36,560 --> 01:15:44,719
under expired on June 30. So we're in a
holdover period right now. Um ask me has

890
01:15:41,840 --> 01:15:49,120
already ratified the CBA. It was a
unanimous vote which is always

891
01:15:46,080 --> 01:15:54,480
encouraging and we are here to advocate
that council also ratify the CBA. Um

892
01:15:52,400 --> 01:15:58,719
I'll quickly go through some highlights.
So um you know the money is always the

893
01:15:56,640 --> 01:16:02,800
big part of a new contract. So through
your contract here are the wage

894
01:16:00,080 --> 01:16:07,600
increases. In year 1, employees will
receive a 2% market adjustment to bring

895
01:16:05,120 --> 01:16:12,880
them within competitive market range and
then a 4% cost of living adjustment.

896
01:16:10,159 --> 01:16:20,320
Year two is a 3.75 cost of living
adjustment and year three is a 3.25%

897
01:16:16,560 --> 01:16:24,080
cost of living adjustment. Um, one of uh
the city's goals and actually as goals

898
01:16:22,400 --> 01:16:29,520
too, a shared goal for this bargaining
session was to promote recruitment and

899
01:16:26,880 --> 01:16:33,520
retention of employees. um recruit new
employees, retain the employees that we

900
01:16:31,120 --> 01:16:36,800
currently have. So to that end, there
were some other changes we agreed to in

901
01:16:35,280 --> 01:16:42,000
the contract. Um we made some
adjustments to vacation so that

902
01:16:38,480 --> 01:16:46,320
employees acrew more vacation earlier in
their tenure with the city. Um we made

903
01:16:44,560 --> 01:16:51,120
some changes to some longevity
incentives. one in particular um when

904
01:16:49,040 --> 01:16:55,440
employees [clears throat] reach certain
yearly milestones of continuous

905
01:16:53,600 --> 01:17:01,600
employment in the city they get you know
cash sums added to their VA accounts. Um

906
01:16:58,640 --> 01:17:06,080
we did some work on the positions in the
public works department. Added some new

907
01:17:03,440 --> 01:17:10,320
positions so that employees have um
opportunities to move into um more

908
01:17:08,719 --> 01:17:13,840
advanced positions for professional
development, bringing a skill set to the

909
01:17:12,560 --> 01:17:18,000
city that the city would find very
valuable for operations and then made

910
01:17:16,320 --> 01:17:23,199
some spot adjustments to existing
positions um spots on the wage scale to

911
01:17:20,880 --> 01:17:28,560
stay competitive within the market. We
also um were protective of the city's

912
01:17:25,120 --> 01:17:33,120
financial position. One of the um things
we bargained for was is a CDL

913
01:17:30,640 --> 01:17:36,320
reimbursement program. So, city pays to
send employees to go get their

914
01:17:34,320 --> 01:17:39,840
commercial driver's license. Pays for
the employees time and training, pays

915
01:17:37,920 --> 01:17:43,280
for the cost of receiving that training,
which is a big investment for the city.

916
01:17:41,600 --> 01:17:47,840
Um and it's beneficial for both the city
and the employee. So, we have language

917
01:17:45,360 --> 01:17:53,040
now in the CBA that um would allow the
city to recoup some of those costs if

918
01:17:51,199 --> 01:17:58,000
the employee were to leave under certain
circumstances within 2 years following

919
01:17:55,440 --> 01:18:02,320
their date of getting that CDL. Um
insurance was another feature of

920
01:17:59,840 --> 01:18:06,560
bargaining. Um city's insurance
contributions remain at 95%. So, city

921
01:18:04,800 --> 01:18:11,199
pays 95% of the health insurance
premiums, employee pays 5%. That's a

922
01:18:09,600 --> 01:18:15,679
carryover from the contract language
we're currently under. Um, but I think a

923
01:18:13,920 --> 01:18:19,679
great thing that we have agreed to is
that upon ratification, if that's if

924
01:18:17,679 --> 01:18:25,120
that's the way council votes tonight,
um, the city and ASME are convening a

925
01:18:21,920 --> 01:18:30,400
task force to look into alternative
sources of health insurance coverage.

926
01:18:27,520 --> 01:18:35,360
You know, right now, um, for ASME, CIS
provides the policies. There have been

927
01:18:32,719 --> 01:18:38,719
pretty substantial increases in cost to
those. So, the point of this task force

928
01:18:36,960 --> 01:18:43,600
is to go out and see what other options
might be available so that employees

929
01:18:40,800 --> 01:18:48,320
have the insurance that they need at a
cost that makes sense for both the city

930
01:18:45,360 --> 01:18:52,480
and the employee. Um, Brenda, anything
you'd add?

931
01:18:50,000 --> 01:18:56,560
» No, I just want to quickly recognize our
bargaining team. That was excellent. Um

932
01:18:54,320 --> 01:19:01,840
besides Emily and myself, um our
assistant city manager was over there um

933
01:18:59,199 --> 01:19:07,199
she was on the bargaining team, very
helpful for us and great initiation for

934
01:19:04,560 --> 01:19:10,000
her into um the union side of things
here at the city. Um Greg Robertson,

935
01:19:08,800 --> 01:19:13,760
public works director and Colleen
Winters, library director. So very

936
01:19:12,800 --> 01:19:17,679
excellent team.
>> Yes, I will give another shout out to

937
01:19:15,600 --> 01:19:21,120
the basket of snacks that Kim brought to
every bargaining session. That was a

938
01:19:19,440 --> 01:19:24,640
very valuable member of the city's
bargaining team. And I'd also like to

939
01:19:22,719 --> 01:19:28,400
thank the ask me bargaining team. Um we
did a lot of good work at the table. Um

940
01:19:26,320 --> 01:19:31,679
really appreciate working with all of
your ask members who are on that

941
01:19:29,760 --> 01:19:37,520
bargaining team and then also the ask me
representative who joined us. But a

942
01:19:34,640 --> 01:19:40,480
quick question can you explain to I mean
maybe the people that aren't watching

943
01:19:38,880 --> 01:19:43,679
but people who are watching like the
difference the diverse job

944
01:19:42,080 --> 01:19:47,280
classifications in this labor
organization.

945
01:19:45,280 --> 01:19:51,920
» Yeah. Apps is our largest bargaining
unit. It encompasses everything from our

946
01:19:49,920 --> 01:19:57,440
janitors to our planners to
administrative staff to the employees

947
01:19:54,960 --> 01:20:04,080
who basically do everything that is not
covered by IBW, fire, police um or

948
01:20:00,800 --> 01:20:09,360
management. So it is our broadest most
diverse union um and has all levels of

949
01:20:07,040 --> 01:20:13,280
employees. So I think it's a a big
challenge for them to get their members

950
01:20:11,280 --> 01:20:16,400
together and on the same page and even
come up with bargaining priorities. So,

951
01:20:14,880 --> 01:20:20,080
I think that they had really good
leadership this year

952
01:20:17,920 --> 01:20:25,679
» and um what I'm hearing the employees
are very happy with with the contract

953
01:20:22,960 --> 01:20:31,679
and that the city has recognized them
for the work that they're doing.

954
01:20:27,199 --> 01:20:36,520
» Great. Thank you. Any other questions?
Okay. What is the wish of the council

955
01:20:36,640 --> 01:20:42,640
that we pass uh resolution
[clears throat] 2026

956
01:20:41,040 --> 01:20:47,120
38?
Second.

957
01:20:44,640 --> 01:20:53,040
Yeah, you're good. Thank you. Resolution
202639,

958
01:20:49,360 --> 01:21:00,640
I think. 39. No, no, right. Yeah, 39 was
moved by councelor Martinez and seconded

959
01:20:55,840 --> 01:21:04,640
by councelor Shiml. Any discussion?
>> Yeah, I just think I think we all just

960
01:21:02,640 --> 01:21:10,080
think great work and then also great
work from as you said, ask me. I mean

961
01:21:06,800 --> 01:21:14,080
that that is a really large complex. I
mean everything that we have in the city

962
01:21:11,760 --> 01:21:19,520
is because of the employee. I mean, like
literally throughout the whole city, uh,

963
01:21:16,239 --> 01:21:23,760
they show up for us. So, thank you. It's
I think it's difficult to to negotiate

964
01:21:22,159 --> 01:21:29,679
all of those roles and make sure people
are happy and I think you all did a

965
01:21:25,760 --> 01:21:34,800
really good job. So, um, thank you. Any
other discussion?

966
01:21:31,840 --> 01:21:39,520
Seeing none, um, will the city manager
please read the resolution by title

967
01:21:36,400 --> 01:21:42,480
only? Resolution 2026-39
authorizing execution of a labor

968
01:21:41,199 --> 01:21:46,800
agreement between the city of Forest
Grove and the American Federation of

969
01:21:44,080 --> 01:21:53,840
State, County, and Municipal Employees
Local 3786

970
01:21:49,440 --> 01:21:59,679
Council 75 effective July 1st, 2006 26
and expiring June 30th, 2029.

971
01:21:57,360 --> 01:22:04,400
» Great. Thank you. Will the city recorder
please call roll?

972
01:22:02,960 --> 01:22:07,120
» Councelor Marshall,
>> yes. Council President Valenza,

973
01:22:06,639 --> 01:22:08,719
» yes.
>> Councelor Shimal,

974
01:22:08,159 --> 01:22:11,280
» yes.
>> Councelor Falconer,

975
01:22:10,800 --> 01:22:12,800
» yes.
>> Councelor Martinez,

976
01:22:12,400 --> 01:22:16,639
» yes.
>> Mayor Wzel,

977
01:22:13,760 --> 01:22:21,199
» yes. Resolution 2026-39
is approved by the Force Road City

978
01:22:18,159 --> 01:22:27,120
Council in a 6 to0 vote. Thank you very
much. Um, you're not off yet. So, we're

979
01:22:23,840 --> 01:22:30,800
going to move on to resolution 2026-40,
adopting city managers performance

980
01:22:29,760 --> 01:22:33,920
review.
>> I'm going to let Emily take this. She

981
01:22:32,159 --> 01:22:39,040
was directly involved.
>> All right. final step here. Um, so today

982
01:22:37,120 --> 01:22:43,679
is the day where the council makes the
official decision whether to adopt the

983
01:22:41,520 --> 01:22:46,800
performance review that has been
previously discussed with their city

984
01:22:44,960 --> 01:22:52,000
manager in executive session. I believe
that was back in June June 22nd.

985
01:22:48,960 --> 01:22:57,360
» Mhm. Correct.
So I mean is there any questions about

986
01:22:55,120 --> 01:23:01,440
Okay. What's the wish of the council?
>> So I move that we pass resolution

987
01:22:59,760 --> 01:23:04,080
202640.
>> Thank you.

988
01:23:03,360 --> 01:23:08,480
Second.
>> Thank you. Resolution 2026-40

989
01:23:06,639 --> 01:23:13,600
was moved by councelor Martinez,
seconded by councelor Shiml. Any

990
01:23:10,960 --> 01:23:17,199
discussion?
I'm going to ask our assistency manager

991
01:23:15,280 --> 01:23:22,400
to read it by title only because Jesse
kind of gets weird about this stuff.

992
01:23:20,480 --> 01:23:26,400
Sorry, Kim, to put you on the spot. I
should have told you before.

993
01:23:24,080 --> 01:23:30,400
» That's okay. I found it. Uh, resolution
2026-40 adopting city manager

994
01:23:28,880 --> 01:23:35,440
performance review.
>> Okay. All those in favor, please say I.

995
01:23:34,080 --> 01:23:39,360
I. I..................... All. Those
opposed. Hearing none. Resolution

996
01:23:37,600 --> 01:23:43,679
2026-40
is approved by the force grow city

997
01:23:40,639 --> 01:23:48,239
council in a 6 to0 vote. And then we're
going to move on to resolution 2026-41

998
01:23:46,159 --> 01:23:52,000
authorizing compensation for city
manager. I'm going to turn it over to

999
01:23:49,679 --> 01:23:58,800
Brenda to give us some information about
comparables and give us the the 411. So

1000
01:23:56,719 --> 01:24:02,400
the final step then um the evaluation
has now been completed and adopted by

1001
01:24:00,480 --> 01:24:06,800
council. So the final step is to set the
c the compensation for the city manager

1002
01:24:04,719 --> 01:24:10,800
position for the upcoming year and it
will be retroactive to July 1st um and

1003
01:24:09,040 --> 01:24:16,159
also the vehicle allowance for the city
manager position. Um last year you might

1004
01:24:14,159 --> 01:24:21,199
remember that we found that our city
manager position was over 5% um more

1005
01:24:19,040 --> 01:24:26,239
than that below the market for our peer
cities in our area. The council took two

1006
01:24:23,920 --> 01:24:29,760
important steps at that point. They gave
the position not only a cost of living

1007
01:24:28,080 --> 01:24:33,840
adjustment but also deferred
compensation which was something that we

1008
01:24:31,760 --> 01:24:39,120
were seeing a lot of peer cities doing
with their city managers which so when

1009
01:24:35,760 --> 01:24:42,239
you look at just base compensation
the position was already 5% below the

1010
01:24:41,280 --> 01:24:46,400
market. When you look at total
compensation it was much more out of the

1011
01:24:44,239 --> 01:24:51,360
market. So the council adopted last year
a 5% deferred compensation

1012
01:24:49,600 --> 01:24:55,840
ongoing for the city manager as well. So
what we found this year which is good

1013
01:24:52,719 --> 01:25:01,440
news is that I think that worked and
kept our position in the market. So on

1014
01:24:58,480 --> 01:25:06,880
base compensation alone um with the 10
peers who I was able to get data from in

1015
01:25:04,639 --> 01:25:12,000
our in our area it put the city
manager's position at 74% above market

1016
01:25:10,159 --> 01:25:15,440
median which basically means it's at
median.

1017
01:25:12,800 --> 01:25:20,639
» Yeah. with the total compensation,
including things like retirement,

1018
01:25:17,679 --> 01:25:25,280
deferred comp, um, vehicle allowance,
FIBA contributions, those kind of

1019
01:25:22,239 --> 01:25:30,000
things. The position is 1.79%
above market median, which, you know,

1020
01:25:27,920 --> 01:25:32,560
with the comparables, I'm very pleased
with that. So, thank you for the work

1021
01:25:31,600 --> 01:25:35,920
that you did [clears throat] last year
because no matter how Jesse feels about

1022
01:25:34,719 --> 01:25:39,760
not wanting us to give him pay
increases, we need to stay competitive

1023
01:25:37,520 --> 01:25:42,719
in the market um, for this position.
Mhm.

1024
01:25:40,239 --> 01:25:47,760
» And so I wanted to bring to the council
um this evening just some information

1025
01:25:44,080 --> 01:25:51,199
about so the market position is is good
in terms of our policies on

1026
01:25:49,199 --> 01:25:56,800
compensation. The council then gets to
decide how much they want to provide for

1027
01:25:54,400 --> 01:26:00,000
percentage increase and we always or
generally do the same percentage

1028
01:25:58,159 --> 01:26:04,719
increase for the vehicle allowance that
we do for the

1029
01:26:02,639 --> 01:26:08,880
uh for the cost of living increase. So I
put together some numbers um for three

1030
01:26:07,760 --> 01:26:12,400
3.2
3.25.

1031
01:26:11,199 --> 01:26:17,840
Shouldn't have eaten those nuts before I
came. Um 3.5, four, and 5%. Just to have

1032
01:26:16,000 --> 01:26:23,520
numbers available for the council. To
give you a little bit of context, um our

1033
01:26:19,520 --> 01:26:30,480
unrepresented employees received 3.25%
cost of living increase on July 1st. Um

1034
01:26:26,159 --> 01:26:33,440
as you saw, the um IBW got significantly
higher. Of course, each of these groups

1035
01:26:32,000 --> 01:26:38,159
have different markets and different
factors that are considered and asked

1036
01:26:35,120 --> 01:26:43,440
me, you know, just received a 6% but so
the UNREP um is 3.25%. If you want any

1037
01:26:41,360 --> 01:26:50,400
more information I can provide, please
let me know. Yeah. So,

1038
01:26:48,159 --> 01:26:55,040
I feel
well we I think I mean I I guess it's

1039
01:26:53,679 --> 01:26:59,520
more for discussion. I don't have a
question for you. Sorry, I caught myself

1040
01:26:57,440 --> 01:27:05,040
not doing the right process. Any
questions for Bren for Brenda?

1041
01:27:03,520 --> 01:27:08,880
Um
if when we decide on the percent the

1042
01:27:07,040 --> 01:27:14,880
cola increase, you'll help me fill out
the what that equals to per month and

1043
01:27:11,679 --> 01:27:18,480
Okay, let's um so let's
can I have a process question? I don't

1044
01:27:16,480 --> 01:27:23,360
know if it's maybe for Mariah. So, in
order to have I'm kind of like in my I'm

1045
01:27:21,520 --> 01:27:28,960
already been really bad tonight about my
order of operations, but we can't really

1046
01:27:25,840 --> 01:27:35,199
have a motion until we have the amount
and I can't. So, I want to discuss

1047
01:27:31,520 --> 01:27:39,760
before the motion. Can I do that?
Usually, it's a motion, the discussion,

1048
01:27:36,800 --> 01:27:43,360
the right
>> I I think you would still make a motion

1049
01:27:41,199 --> 01:27:46,239
to adopt the resolution. So, you could
have the discussion and then you would

1050
01:27:44,560 --> 01:27:50,320
then make a motion to amend the
resolution.

1051
01:27:47,520 --> 01:27:57,199
Okay, let's do that then. Thank you. Is
there a motion to adopt

1052
01:27:55,040 --> 01:28:02,400
resolution 202641
to discuss compensation?

1053
01:27:59,600 --> 01:28:04,480
» A motion to approve resolution
202641.

1054
01:28:04,080 --> 01:28:07,920
» Perfect.
>> Second.

1055
01:28:05,120 --> 01:28:12,400
» Great. Thank you. Resolution 2026-41
is moved by councelor Marshall and

1056
01:28:09,600 --> 01:28:17,360
seconded by councelor Martinez. And now
let's start discussing the cola, the

1057
01:28:15,840 --> 01:28:22,960
bargaining, right? the numbers. Um, so
what I was going to say is that,

1058
01:28:20,159 --> 01:28:28,639
you know, the complexity of being a full
service city and having lots of unions

1059
01:28:26,080 --> 01:28:33,600
and all these things going on is
constantly the balance game of like

1060
01:28:31,679 --> 01:28:40,080
making sure we're doing what's fair to
the person in the moment, I think, and,

1061
01:28:37,280 --> 01:28:45,760
you know, backing it up with data. And
we made our jump for Jesse last year,

1062
01:28:43,840 --> 01:28:49,840
and I really, really appreciate it. I
think and I think we are all in

1063
01:28:47,120 --> 01:28:55,280
agreement that we needed to correct that
and he's been doing a great job. I think

1064
01:28:52,320 --> 01:29:00,480
where I'm at right now is that I would
like just to keep it at 3.25 as the

1065
01:28:58,239 --> 01:29:07,280
unrepresented groups and have that be
the same. Um, and I think that

1066
01:29:05,679 --> 01:29:11,360
just I just think that that's what I
would like to do stand alone. I think

1067
01:29:09,440 --> 01:29:15,760
it's the best policy, but then also as
you're finishing up other negotiations

1068
01:29:13,520 --> 01:29:18,719
like
just to make sure I don't know that's my

1069
01:29:17,520 --> 01:29:22,239
I'm not going to say anything more about
it but that's my

1070
01:29:19,679 --> 01:29:26,560
» I agree
I hear [clears throat] an agreement from

1071
01:29:23,760 --> 01:29:33,520
and then
council uh councelor Falconer what do

1072
01:29:28,880 --> 01:29:37,400
you think okay cool okay so if we do 325
so if I wrote it out

1073
01:29:37,520 --> 01:29:44,480
well I got to we got to get the numbers
first let's try to do so with the

1074
01:29:40,880 --> 01:29:50,400
amending motion I think do we need to
say like section one. Do I Okay, let me

1075
01:29:48,159 --> 01:29:56,960
just ask. Right. So, can we do a motion
saying we want to have a bullet increase

1076
01:29:54,800 --> 01:30:00,000
of 3.25%.
And that would be good enough or do we

1077
01:29:58,560 --> 01:30:04,960
need to say the city manager's base
salary shall be as follows?

1078
01:30:02,960 --> 01:30:10,159
This this blank per month this this
annually and then the car.

1079
01:30:08,080 --> 01:30:18,639
» I think you would make a motion to
modify or to amend sections one and two.

1080
01:30:14,560 --> 01:30:21,639
um or the exact amount 3.25% increase.
>> Um

1081
01:30:21,679 --> 01:30:27,840
I'll chime in. Yes, you can just say
3.25% increase because we know what the

1082
01:30:26,239 --> 01:30:30,560
amount is right now and the numbers will
follow from the percentage increase.

1083
01:30:29,679 --> 01:30:34,639
» Thank you.
>> Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Go for it.

1084
01:30:32,480 --> 01:30:42,560
» I'll make a motion uh to amend
resolution 2026-41

1085
01:30:38,239 --> 01:30:46,639
to reflect a 3.25% 25% for section one
and 3.25 for section two.

1086
01:30:45,040 --> 01:30:52,080
» Okay, I second.
>> So the amended motion with the 3.25%

1087
01:30:50,480 --> 01:30:58,639
coal increase was moved by councelor
Shiml and seconded by councelor

1088
01:30:53,600 --> 01:31:02,000
Martinez. Any discussion on that?
Okay. Now when we vote are we we're

1089
01:31:00,400 --> 01:31:04,639
voting just on the amendment or can is
it just the vote now?

1090
01:31:02,960 --> 01:31:08,639
» So you had an open motion on the table.
You move to amend the motion. You vote

1091
01:31:06,800 --> 01:31:11,440
on the amendment and then the motion
becomes the amended motion and then you

1092
01:31:10,400 --> 01:31:14,639
vote on the
>> We're going to vote twice.

1093
01:31:12,639 --> 01:31:17,600
» Yeah. And then I have a suggestion at
some other point to streamline this for

1094
01:31:16,480 --> 01:31:20,480
you in the future.
>> Amazing. Thank you.

1095
01:31:18,960 --> 01:31:27,040
» But that's Yeah. Two votes. Here we go.
>> Okay. And thanks. I'll take that,

1096
01:31:23,920 --> 01:31:32,480
you know, recommendation. Okay. So, uh,
do we have to read it by title

1097
01:31:30,400 --> 01:31:38,719
assist manager? Can No, not the
amendment one. Okay. So, let's take a

1098
01:31:34,480 --> 01:31:43,920
vote on the amend amended motion.
Uh, Mariah, can you please call for the

1099
01:31:41,199 --> 01:31:47,520
vote on the amendment?
>> Council President Venuela,

1100
01:31:47,040 --> 01:31:48,960
» yes.
>> Councelor Shimal,

1101
01:31:48,560 --> 01:31:51,360
» yes.
>> Councelor Falconer,

1102
01:31:50,800 --> 01:31:53,040
» yes.
>> Councelor Martinez,

1103
01:31:52,560 --> 01:31:54,320
» yes.
>> Councelor Marshall,

1104
01:31:54,000 --> 01:31:59,120
» yes.
>> Mayor Wel,

1105
01:31:55,360 --> 01:32:04,800
» yes. So, the amended resolution
qualifying the same manager for a 3.25%

1106
01:32:01,280 --> 01:32:12,239
25% increase has been approved. Is there
any discussion on resolution 202641

1107
01:32:09,760 --> 01:32:16,159
with the cola included?
>> I have a sorry quick question. Is that

1108
01:32:14,080 --> 01:32:17,600
3.25 you're carrying it through sections
one and two?

1109
01:32:17,199 --> 01:32:20,880
» Yes.
>> Okay.

1110
01:32:19,600 --> 01:32:23,280
» That was my understanding.
>> Yeah.

1111
01:32:22,000 --> 01:32:28,239
» That was his motion.
>> Okay.

1112
01:32:24,239 --> 01:32:32,880
» So, we're going to say yes. Okay. Um
Okay. Can we

1113
01:32:30,719 --> 01:32:39,280
say city manager will you please read
the resolution by title only?

1114
01:32:35,840 --> 01:32:44,719
» Absolutely. Resolution 2026-41
authorizing compensation for city

1115
01:32:41,120 --> 01:32:48,239
manager for fiscal year 2026 to 27.
>> Thank you very much. Amai, will you

1116
01:32:46,400 --> 01:32:49,600
please call for the vote?
>> Councelor Shimal,

1117
01:32:49,199 --> 01:32:53,520
» yes.
>> Councelor Falconer,

1118
01:32:52,960 --> 01:32:55,120
» yes.
>> Councelor Martinez,

1119
01:32:54,639 --> 01:32:57,920
» yes.
>> Councelor Marshall,

1120
01:32:56,000 --> 01:32:59,520
» yes. Council President Venuela,
>> yes.

1121
01:32:58,320 --> 01:33:04,080
» Mayor Wel,
>> yes. Resolution 2026-41

1122
01:33:02,480 --> 01:33:08,560
has been approved by the Force City
Council in a 6 to zero vote. Thank you

1123
01:33:06,960 --> 01:33:13,840
very much for the work you all do and
thank you for helping me get through

1124
01:33:09,920 --> 01:33:17,280
this. A little awkward dance.
>> Thank you. Thank you. Okay, now we're

1125
01:33:15,360 --> 01:33:20,960
going to move on to item G, which is our
council communication.

1126
01:33:19,520 --> 01:33:26,080
Uh, and I'm going to start with our
council president, Valenuela.

1127
01:33:24,080 --> 01:33:29,800
Thank you, mayor.
So, um

1128
01:33:32,400 --> 01:33:41,199
the there are three um activities that I
would like to highlight

1129
01:33:37,679 --> 01:33:48,480
uh with the library uh commission
for which I am the leazison.

1130
01:33:44,560 --> 01:33:51,960
Um, we were invited to a tour of our
police station

1131
01:33:52,480 --> 01:34:00,960
and uh I had done that a few years ago
when I first came to council

1132
01:33:58,239 --> 01:34:04,840
and uh
that was in 2019.

1133
01:34:04,960 --> 01:34:17,920
So what I can say and ask
is for my community, our community,

1134
01:34:13,600 --> 01:34:26,960
um to support our police department
um this November. Um the situation, the

1135
01:34:22,719 --> 01:34:33,760
building, the need, it's just I found it
to be kind of precarious to be honest.

1136
01:34:29,679 --> 01:34:41,520
like since 2019 until now.
Um it has deteriorated more.

1137
01:34:37,440 --> 01:34:47,760
They need more space. We always want to
support our police force.

1138
01:34:45,280 --> 01:34:53,520
There are a lot of community members
that are always advocating for the blue.

1139
01:34:52,000 --> 01:35:00,480
Um
so let's show that uh this November

1140
01:34:56,639 --> 01:35:08,159
because they really need our support.
Um I also attended the uh policy

1141
01:35:05,520 --> 01:35:13,280
advisory board. This time we met in
person which we do only once a year

1142
01:35:10,880 --> 01:35:19,040
during the month of August. We met in
Cornelius at the library and we were

1143
01:35:16,960 --> 01:35:26,480
greeted by the city manager of
Cornelius, Peter Brandon. And uh thank

1144
01:35:22,159 --> 01:35:30,960
you so much to him uh for his uh
hospitality, for having us there, giving

1145
01:35:28,639 --> 01:35:35,199
us a a tour, a very quiet tour of the
library cuz you know how libraries are,

1146
01:35:32,800 --> 01:35:41,520
right? So you can just walk around very
quietly. H but it was really great to

1147
01:35:38,480 --> 01:35:47,280
see uh how the vision of that city when
they worked on the project to renew uh

1148
01:35:44,480 --> 01:35:50,800
their downtown how it's becoming a
reality.

1149
01:35:49,040 --> 01:35:56,719
uh already, you know, we having the
library built over there with affordable

1150
01:35:53,840 --> 01:36:02,719
housing for seniors upstairs just above
the library.

1151
01:35:58,080 --> 01:36:06,800
» Um and then um he took us on a tour to
what used to be Cornelius Elementary

1152
01:36:05,040 --> 01:36:12,960
School
and it's going to become

1153
01:36:09,840 --> 01:36:18,159
a the community center. They already
have the basketball courts. So it just

1154
01:36:15,120 --> 01:36:25,040
really and a lot of space you know so it
used to be a school. So you know for us

1155
01:36:21,760 --> 01:36:31,040
to build something like that it would be
a huge task but they already have this

1156
01:36:28,400 --> 01:36:36,639
gift you know this school that they're
purchasing from the school district

1157
01:36:33,840 --> 01:36:41,600
uh to make it their community center.
and uh he explained to us, we looked at

1158
01:36:39,040 --> 01:36:46,080
the rooms, you know, and everything that
they were planning on doing in that

1159
01:36:44,239 --> 01:36:51,679
space.
We also looked at some slides of the

1160
01:36:48,639 --> 01:36:57,760
projects um that Cornelius has been able
to fund uh to improve their streets,

1161
01:36:55,440 --> 01:37:03,840
especially sidewalks for people with
disabilities. Um there were no sidewalks

1162
01:37:00,800 --> 01:37:10,000
in some streets there a few years ago.
Uh but it's amazing how you know with

1163
01:37:06,947 --> 01:37:18,080
[clears throat] all the effort and uh uh
CDBG uh funding you know how how much it

1164
01:37:13,600 --> 01:37:23,840
can help to change the community um just
you know to make it a better place and

1165
01:37:20,880 --> 01:37:27,199
there I learned that their farmers
market is right there in the Cornelius

1166
01:37:25,840 --> 01:37:33,840
parking lot.
>> Uh so they're really you know making

1167
01:37:29,360 --> 01:37:43,040
their vision come true. So h it was a
really nice gathering you know it was um

1168
01:37:37,199 --> 01:37:50,000
yes but sadly we also learned that
a few of the members of the policy

1169
01:37:47,360 --> 01:37:56,560
advisory board are not going to run for
reelection this November.

1170
01:37:53,600 --> 01:38:05,560
So you know counselors from other cities
have decided that their time has come

1171
01:37:59,600 --> 01:38:05,560
you know to do other things. So um

1172
01:38:05,600 --> 01:38:12,320
that was kind of sad because you work
with people for so many years. Um

1173
01:38:11,119 --> 01:38:16,239
so [clears throat] there's always a
change in the dynamic of the whole thing

1174
01:38:14,080 --> 01:38:21,360
when someone of the team you know
changes

1175
01:38:18,159 --> 01:38:27,520
or [clears throat] goes you know. Um
so uh that's for that and uh the public

1176
01:38:24,560 --> 01:38:33,600
uh arts commission is getting ready and
I suppose you did receive the the

1177
01:38:30,080 --> 01:38:37,280
invitation to the event. Uh they are
working really hard to make that event

1178
01:38:35,840 --> 01:38:41,840
great for the community. [clears throat]
is going to be at the library, our our

1179
01:38:39,840 --> 01:38:48,800
public library
uh on September 26th.

1180
01:38:44,719 --> 01:38:55,119
Uh I believe it's from
>> 4 to 6 or a couple of hours. Uh there

1181
01:38:52,320 --> 01:39:01,520
will be a lot of history, you know, of
how art has become part of the city. Uh

1182
01:38:59,199 --> 01:39:06,080
the different projects that have been
accomplished, different artists will be

1183
01:39:03,840 --> 01:39:13,440
present as well.
And uh I invite the whole community um

1184
01:39:10,719 --> 01:39:19,040
to come and be part of that
uh because you know that helps you see

1185
01:39:15,520 --> 01:39:27,040
what a special town we live in. Um so
yeah those are those are the things I

1186
01:39:20,719 --> 01:39:31,199
wanted to to highlight and um yeah
>> thank you council president. Those are

1187
01:39:28,560 --> 01:39:35,360
good uplifting and it's the I looked it
up. It's on the 20th of

1188
01:39:33,760 --> 01:39:42,159
» September. 26.
>> 20th. September 20th.

1189
01:39:40,000 --> 01:39:45,440
No, 26.
>> That's what a

1190
01:39:44,159 --> 01:39:47,679
» I don't know. That's
>> okay.

1191
01:39:45,920 --> 01:39:50,880
» But maybe not. But 4 that's what I have
on my email.

1192
01:39:48,719 --> 01:39:54,159
» So I will I will look it up because I
need to be sure.

1193
01:39:52,080 --> 01:39:59,280
» Sunday. I have Sunday, September 20th, 4
to 6, the 20th anniversary celebration.

1194
01:39:57,920 --> 01:40:01,840
It should be a good time. And yeah, if
we can all make it, it would be great.

1195
01:40:00,639 --> 01:40:07,280
» Okay.
I'll probably mention it next time, a

1196
01:40:06,000 --> 01:40:13,624
reminder.
>> Okay, perfect. Um, okay. Next up is

1197
01:40:10,800 --> 01:40:18,400
Councelor Falconer.
[clears throat]

1198
01:40:15,360 --> 01:40:22,800
» Um, thanks everyone. The, uh, just real
quick, I'm on East Coast time, so I'm

1199
01:40:20,159 --> 01:40:27,360
going to keep my comments really short.
Uh, the, uh, chamber is hosting the

1200
01:40:25,360 --> 01:40:31,760
cornrows fest is coming up, so September
19th. Please mark your calendar for

1201
01:40:29,040 --> 01:40:38,159
that. Um, also, you know, I just wanted
to real quick, um, I know it's been

1202
01:40:35,920 --> 01:40:43,199
quite, um, there's been a lot of
conversation online and in the news. Um,

1203
01:40:40,880 --> 01:40:47,679
and I just, as I was reflecting on the
proclamation earlier tonight, uh, for

1204
01:40:45,040 --> 01:40:51,520
first responders, I was, um, you know,
it's been really heavy on my heart. Um,

1205
01:40:49,920 --> 01:40:55,760
what happened over the weekend outside
of city limits, my heart is just

1206
01:40:53,840 --> 01:40:59,920
breaking for those fam for the families,
for those involved. Um, but also I've

1207
01:40:58,480 --> 01:41:05,280
been thinking a lot about um our
firefighters and our um police officers

1208
01:41:02,719 --> 01:41:10,480
and all of the first responders who have
been um who responded to the incident um

1209
01:41:08,320 --> 01:41:16,239
and also are responsible for
investigating um the events. Um so just

1210
01:41:13,920 --> 01:41:21,760
been thinking a lot about um everyone
who's who's been touched by that and

1211
01:41:18,719 --> 01:41:24,800
just want to say um I've been thinking a
lot about that and I know all of

1212
01:41:23,119 --> 01:41:28,320
everyone in the community really is as
well. So,

1213
01:41:27,360 --> 01:41:33,840
thank you.
>> Thank you, Councelor Falconer.

1214
01:41:31,280 --> 01:41:38,639
Councelor Marshall,
>> um Ann had gone over most of what I was

1215
01:41:36,480 --> 01:41:44,239
going to discuss. That was uh the
majority of our meeting. Um do you want

1216
01:41:41,600 --> 01:41:50,960
to give out a shout out to Cody for the
WCK program this summer uh for nothing

1217
01:41:47,199 --> 01:41:54,000
but great things from from kids um along
with the staff that's worked with it. I

1218
01:41:52,719 --> 01:41:58,400
know a handful of the kids that work
there and they said they had a awesome

1219
01:41:55,840 --> 01:42:04,400
time and were sad to see it end. Um, one
thing um, Future X has stepped down as a

1220
01:42:01,920 --> 01:42:07,360
leazison and it's now going to be Linda
Harrington has stepped in to take that

1221
01:42:06,400 --> 01:42:11,760
place.
>> Um,

1222
01:42:08,880 --> 01:42:16,080
that was um, mostly what I had actually
the other thing was is that um, the

1223
01:42:13,440 --> 01:42:20,159
parks and recck board did agree with um,
the B option during our work session as

1224
01:42:18,560 --> 01:42:24,639
well. I know they sent out that, but
that was um they were all pretty excited

1225
01:42:21,840 --> 01:42:30,320
for that um that opportunity for that.
Um our next meeting we will be holding

1226
01:42:27,280 --> 01:42:34,639
at the um police department as well to
kind of switch it up one and two give it

1227
01:42:32,960 --> 01:42:39,280
a give everybody a kind of an idea of
what it looks like there, what what

1228
01:42:36,159 --> 01:42:41,520
everything is there. Um and that is all
I have for that.

1229
01:42:40,239 --> 01:42:48,639
» Okay, great. Thank you, Councelor
Marshall. Councilor Martinez

1230
01:42:46,159 --> 01:42:54,880
had the sister city committee meeting
last week. Um we will have our student

1231
01:42:51,840 --> 01:43:01,119
delegation here in Forest Grove October
20th to November 1st. We'll have 10

1232
01:42:58,000 --> 01:43:11,440
students. They're around 13 12 to 13
years old. Um and also two men and a

1233
01:43:06,480 --> 01:43:17,320
woman um teacher one who's uh I guess it
was two teachers and well someone from

1234
01:43:13,600 --> 01:43:17,320
their welfare division.

1235
01:43:17,760 --> 01:43:25,199
Um you know the only thing other thing I
want to say is um with the rural board

1236
01:43:23,440 --> 01:43:31,679
there's not a whole lot of information
to give except that every meeting um

1237
01:43:30,159 --> 01:43:38,400
chief
uh is sharing about the exceptional work

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01:43:36,000 --> 01:43:43,840
that we're able to do because of the
bond that was passed with the extra

1239
01:43:41,119 --> 01:43:49,920
firefighters and we're able to most of
the time

1240
01:43:45,600 --> 01:43:54,960
um staff to engines and so our um
capabilities to respond to emergencies

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01:43:52,639 --> 01:43:59,840
is much better.
>> That is really good. Thank you

1242
01:43:57,840 --> 01:44:06,239
» councelor Shamal.
>> Thank you mayor. Um EDC was on sobatical

1243
01:44:02,800 --> 01:44:12,719
in August. Thank you Miles. Uh DV
highway transit uh committee uh will

1244
01:44:09,520 --> 01:44:19,040
meet again at the end of uh September.
uh they rotate around to different

1245
01:44:14,560 --> 01:44:23,280
municipal chambers uh and each time and
they'll be here uh for the next meeting

1246
01:44:21,360 --> 01:44:29,840
on the 29th
and then uh CCe also met at the uh uh

1247
01:44:27,360 --> 01:44:35,119
police station. So I it sounds like all
the different committees commissions are

1248
01:44:32,000 --> 01:44:44,560
rotating in. Uh so especially for CC,
it's good good uh awareness and uh a few

1249
01:44:40,800 --> 01:44:50,320
months ago an uh extended invitation to
join her on a trip around the Emerald

1250
01:44:46,400 --> 01:44:53,280
Trail. So I I took her up on it and and
last week we or no, it was just Yeah,

1251
01:44:52,639 --> 01:44:56,400
just last week.
>> Last week

1252
01:44:54,159 --> 01:45:02,960
» um we took the gator, the city's gator
and we went just the entire uh city

1253
01:45:00,320 --> 01:45:06,480
perimeter uh following the trail. We
even went down into the field and got

1254
01:45:04,639 --> 01:45:11,040
different vantage points. So, I I
definitely encourage folks to to take

1255
01:45:08,800 --> 01:45:20,080
advantage of of that if you're you're
okay in the open air um uh vehicle. U

1256
01:45:16,159 --> 01:45:26,560
also introduce her to to uh our metro
counselor Miles Palasio. So, Miles is

1257
01:45:22,639 --> 01:45:31,360
going to uh take uh go on a trip, too.
>> Yeah. I actually spotted counselor Shiml

1258
01:45:29,119 --> 01:45:34,480
and Director Lane and Council Shiml was
having it was like he was like a

1259
01:45:32,880 --> 01:45:37,760
four-year-old with his big tonking
trucks. I was like, "Wait, cuz I'm

1260
01:45:36,000 --> 01:45:41,199
walking my dog doing my thing." And then
I see this gator coming. I'm like,

1261
01:45:38,960 --> 01:45:44,960
"What, you know, the mayor's nosy. I'm
like, "What is this person doing? What

1262
01:45:42,880 --> 01:45:50,080
is going on?" And then here's Brian with
like the biggest smile ever and had a

1263
01:45:48,000 --> 01:45:53,920
great smile, too. So, highly recommend
it. I was like, "Oh, it looks like

1264
01:45:51,280 --> 01:45:56,560
they're having all the fun."
>> Okay. Sorry to interrupt. My bad. My

1265
01:45:55,540 --> 01:45:59,840
[clears throat] bad.
>> Okay. Thank you very much. And then

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01:45:57,840 --> 01:46:01,679
we'll move to Jesse for his city manager
report.

1267
01:46:00,719 --> 01:46:05,920
» Thank [snorts] you, mayor, members of
the council. Um, a big thanks to our

1268
01:46:04,400 --> 01:46:10,480
communications staff who helped
coordinate a tour with Congresswoman

1269
01:46:08,639 --> 01:46:13,760
Bonamichi's office. Mayor, I'm assuming
you'll probably give us more details on

1270
01:46:11,840 --> 01:46:18,080
that. So, um, but a big thanks to the
comm staff for doing that on on short

1271
01:46:15,600 --> 01:46:23,679
notice. Couple other updates. The
economic development strategic plan is

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01:46:20,239 --> 01:46:29,920
being advertised. Um proposals are due
September 1st. Um our civics academy

1273
01:46:27,600 --> 01:46:34,320
today is the last day to sign up. So if
we have any last minute signups, it does

1274
01:46:31,840 --> 01:46:38,800
close at the end of the day today. Um
August 3rd through the 24th was the sign

1275
01:46:36,239 --> 01:46:44,080
up period and the SE Academy starts on
September 2nd. So that will be coming up

1276
01:46:41,520 --> 01:46:47,280
very soon. The annual community open
house. I know this is a long ways off,

1277
01:46:45,600 --> 01:46:51,520
but just kind of telegraphing it now.
It's tenatively scheduled for Tuesday,

1278
01:46:49,119 --> 01:46:56,159
October 27th. More details to follow on
that. Um, building on the commissions,

1279
01:46:54,480 --> 01:47:00,480
boards and commissions having meetings
at the police facility. The chambers

1280
01:46:58,480 --> 01:47:05,920
rise and shine will also be held at the
police facility on September 3rd at 8

1281
01:47:03,040 --> 01:47:10,400
a.m. Um,
staff is finalizing a contract with

1282
01:47:08,400 --> 01:47:14,480
David Evans and Associates. They're a
leading land use planning firm here in

1283
01:47:12,400 --> 01:47:19,840
the state of Oregon. uh we are hiring
them to audit our comprehensive plan and

1284
01:47:17,520 --> 01:47:25,679
propose an update process. So we are in
the final stages of that. More to follow

1285
01:47:21,679 --> 01:47:30,000
later. Uh congratulations to Greg and
the public works team. The public works

1286
01:47:27,840 --> 01:47:35,199
administrative building remodel and
expansion was opened and received their

1287
01:47:32,000 --> 01:47:39,760
certificate of occupancy on August 7th.
So kudos to them. The project was a

1288
01:47:38,000 --> 01:47:45,280
great success. We used a construction
manager general contractor method. It

1289
01:47:42,480 --> 01:47:49,440
ended up saving us some money and um and
and uh improving the timeline by nearly

1290
01:47:47,600 --> 01:47:53,280
a month. So, we did finish ahead of
schedule and actually under budget. I

1291
01:47:51,920 --> 01:47:57,040
just I know I mentioned this last time,
but I just kind of want to reiterate it.

1292
01:47:54,800 --> 01:48:02,080
We have received uh several positive
comments about adding some additional on

1293
01:47:59,840 --> 01:48:06,480
street parking spaces in downtown by
restriping. So, again, kudos to Greg and

1294
01:48:04,159 --> 01:48:11,440
Crystal and their team for doing that.
Um adding 20 spaces in the downtown. to

1295
01:48:09,679 --> 01:48:16,880
build on what councelor Martinez was
mentioning earlier, the Steve, the chief

1296
01:48:13,600 --> 01:48:20,239
has been keeping really good track about
kind of the impacts of the additional

1297
01:48:18,719 --> 01:48:25,840
positions that were added as a result of
the levy. June, which is normally a very

1298
01:48:23,600 --> 01:48:30,639
busy month, and we have quite a few
firefighters that take vacations during

1299
01:48:27,600 --> 01:48:35,600
that month, uh we increased our response
uh units where we have two unit staff

1300
01:48:32,800 --> 01:48:40,800
instead of just one. Previously, it was
37% of the time, but because of the levy

1301
01:48:38,320 --> 01:48:46,080
in the month of June, it was 87% of the
time. So, a nominal 50% increase. So,

1302
01:48:43,840 --> 01:48:50,480
kudos. 26 of 30 days, we had two
emergency response units out and able to

1303
01:48:48,560 --> 01:48:53,679
respond to emergencies in our community.
And then last but not least, if you

1304
01:48:52,159 --> 01:48:58,880
haven't had a chance to drive by the
East Side Park, please do so. It is on

1305
01:48:56,639 --> 01:49:01,520
track. It's nearing completion. And uh
stay tuned for a ribbon cutting

1306
01:49:00,159 --> 01:49:06,080
announcement. And that's all I have.
Thank you, Mayor.

1307
01:49:02,480 --> 01:49:11,520
» Great. Thank you, Jesse. Um, yeah, I
guess I'll start with that. So, as Jesse

1308
01:49:08,080 --> 01:49:15,760
mentioned in his report in July, we had
um I call it a field trip because I'm a

1309
01:49:13,760 --> 01:49:19,600
teacher uh about our East Side Forest
Grove transportation projects and

1310
01:49:17,440 --> 01:49:23,520
Congresswoman Bonamichi came out and of
course I took the opportunity Jesse like

1311
01:49:22,000 --> 01:49:27,520
ran through like oh we'll go this way
and I was like well let's go down 19th

1312
01:49:25,679 --> 01:49:31,280
so we can show them the park as well
because I think you know as we tell the

1313
01:49:29,760 --> 01:49:35,280
stories you know when we talk about
community engagement and you know people

1314
01:49:33,360 --> 01:49:39,760
like to say what the city isn't doing or
what we can do better. You know, we

1315
01:49:37,760 --> 01:49:45,280
really have as a council and I think as
city staff invested in East Side Forest

1316
01:49:42,320 --> 01:49:48,159
Grove, we were reflective. We knew we
needed a park there. We knew we needed

1317
01:49:46,880 --> 01:49:52,880
to, you know, improve our
transportation, the walkability. Um, and

1318
01:49:51,199 --> 01:49:57,280
so anyways, I thought thought that was a
great opportunity to show the

1319
01:49:55,360 --> 01:50:04,080
congresswoman who just as a friendly
reminder, you know, gifted the city

1320
01:49:59,920 --> 01:50:10,560
$850,000 and currently I think she has
another million trying to get to us.

1321
01:50:06,639 --> 01:50:14,159
We'll see how that pans out. Um, but it
was wild because we lit I think

1322
01:50:12,480 --> 01:50:18,560
sometimes the congresswoman thinks we
like plan things to look really bad

1323
01:50:16,159 --> 01:50:23,600
there and I'm like, "Nope, that's just a
daily." So, she, you know, I felt bad

1324
01:50:21,119 --> 01:50:29,280
for uh Director Robertson. Greg's trying
to explain this intersection at UT

1325
01:50:25,920 --> 01:50:33,679
Street and what's going to happen and
she's just like keeps grabbing my arm.

1326
01:50:31,760 --> 01:50:38,800
She's like, "Oh my god, someone's going
to cross that bus, that car." And

1327
01:50:36,480 --> 01:50:42,719
because that
probably haven't been out there, but

1328
01:50:40,080 --> 01:50:49,119
there's this intersection that's
really dangerous. Um, so anyways, that

1329
01:50:46,639 --> 01:50:53,360
was I think a worthwhile
field trip. I still don't know. Jesse,

1330
01:50:51,679 --> 01:50:57,520
do you know why the midblock crossing is
not going to be done till the end of the

1331
01:50:55,679 --> 01:51:00,639
year?
>> It's something to do with hooking up to

1332
01:50:59,119 --> 01:51:04,080
the electrical system. All the
infrastructure is put into place, but

1333
01:51:02,560 --> 01:51:07,920
getting the electrical system and the
parts associated with a rapid flapping

1334
01:51:05,920 --> 01:51:12,639
be rapid
flashing beacon has been the delay.

1335
01:51:10,320 --> 01:51:16,159
» Yeah. So, ODOT's doing that and that's
again the midblock crossing at Rose

1336
01:51:14,320 --> 01:51:21,360
Grove to the bus station kind of by Pink
Spoon. And then when ODOT's presenting

1337
01:51:18,480 --> 01:51:25,040
on that before that's like sometimes
when you go on a field trip you're like

1338
01:51:22,719 --> 01:51:28,560
wait I don't like that answer because it
was scheduled to be done by the end of

1339
01:51:26,880 --> 01:51:32,560
summer. It was going to be done the same
time our park was done because I thought

1340
01:51:30,159 --> 01:51:37,280
we had this synergy going on like kids
are going to walk from Rose. They're

1341
01:51:34,480 --> 01:51:42,400
going to safely cross TV highway to get
to our new park. This is like in, you

1342
01:51:40,239 --> 01:51:46,800
know, in my head what I'm seeing like,
hey, this is all going to work out

1343
01:51:43,599 --> 01:51:50,320
really well. And now it's not going to
be done. It's going to be dark in

1344
01:51:48,560 --> 01:51:54,639
October. Kids are going to be walking to
school in the dark. It's going to be no

1345
01:51:52,639 --> 01:51:57,840
flashing light.
So anyways, ODOT, if you're listening,

1346
01:51:56,320 --> 01:52:02,000
it' be great if you could hurry up on
that. But I think that overall we have

1347
01:52:00,639 --> 01:52:07,599
lots of good projects and that's an
exciting time. Um that same day before

1348
01:52:04,639 --> 01:52:12,480
that field trip, Habitat had a ribbon
cutting and two families got the keys to

1349
01:52:10,480 --> 01:52:16,000
their house. So that was really good.
That's always a great, you know, as

1350
01:52:14,320 --> 01:52:20,880
councelor council president Valeno was
talking about like those are

1351
01:52:17,119 --> 01:52:26,000
heartfilling moments. Um I did attend
Toyama is a prefixure that our sister

1352
01:52:23,599 --> 01:52:34,400
city new zen is part of and so they had
their 30th anniversary of state

1353
01:52:31,119 --> 01:52:41,040
um sister sister statehood, I guess. Uh,
so that was at the Japanese gardens. I

1354
01:52:36,719 --> 01:52:48,800
attended that. Um, I did forward him and
Jesse an email from the MMC wanting data

1355
01:52:45,599 --> 01:52:53,280
on how much funding or how much money
the city has spent providing services

1356
01:52:51,280 --> 01:52:57,199
addressing homelessness. Uh, because
there's going to be some SHS

1357
01:52:55,280 --> 01:53:02,000
conversations and Metro conversations
coming up. and I'm going to be

1358
01:52:59,920 --> 01:53:07,199
presenting at the Westside Economic
Alliance meeting on September 17th. So,

1359
01:53:05,679 --> 01:53:11,760
I'm just putting that out there like I
would like to meet with him and Miles to

1360
01:53:09,760 --> 01:53:16,800
kind of make sure we have a presentation
put together. Um, so I'm prepared for

1361
01:53:14,400 --> 01:53:21,040
that. And then just a couple friendly
reminders, September is a really busy

1362
01:53:18,320 --> 01:53:26,719
month in Forest Grove. So, the cornrows
chalk art, the 20th anniversary of the

1363
01:53:24,320 --> 01:53:31,040
public arts commission. Um, those
calendars are going to fill up. And then

1364
01:53:28,480 --> 01:53:35,040
also, you know, I, you know, shout out
to councelor Martinez and councelor

1365
01:53:32,960 --> 01:53:41,199
Shimble for going to the market about
the police facility bond. Um, you know,

1366
01:53:39,360 --> 01:53:45,440
just anything we can do to get that out
there. And by the way, another little

1367
01:53:42,800 --> 01:53:49,360
scheduling thing is that I received an
email today from

1368
01:53:47,679 --> 01:53:53,920
somebody and they want to have an
interview with the chief and I before

1369
01:53:51,199 --> 01:53:58,080
Friday about the police bond. So if I
don't know we is that can I ask you guys

1370
01:53:56,719 --> 01:54:01,040
to help me arrange that or do I need to
do that outside of staff time?

1371
01:53:59,760 --> 01:54:04,800
» Yeah. No, we can certainly help arrange
that.

1372
01:54:01,360 --> 01:54:08,159
» Okay, cool. And I think let's see. I
have a lot of stuff on here, but we

1373
01:54:06,159 --> 01:54:14,400
still have another meeting after this.
Um, I would like to address similar to

1374
01:54:11,760 --> 01:54:18,080
what councelor Falconer said, the
tragedy that happened this weekend

1375
01:54:16,080 --> 01:54:23,040
outside of Forest Grove and the Gails
Creek community is heartbreaking. Um, I

1376
01:54:21,360 --> 01:54:27,119
know it's probably frustrating to some
of our community member, we because we

1377
01:54:25,280 --> 01:54:32,320
are a close-knit community, people
reaching out to all of us saying, "Hey,

1378
01:54:29,679 --> 01:54:37,199
mayor, what's going on? Like, what can
you tell us?" Um,

1379
01:54:35,360 --> 01:54:41,599
you know, and what I've been telling
people is like, I really can't tell you

1380
01:54:38,639 --> 01:54:47,920
anything other than I feel terrible for
the family and friends of the victims.

1381
01:54:44,159 --> 01:54:53,280
And then also, you know, the responders,
the first responders, the public safety,

1382
01:54:50,639 --> 01:54:56,159
the police, the fire that come um those
rippling effects and with school

1383
01:54:55,040 --> 01:55:02,000
starting, I don't know. I just have a
lot of concerns. But um I I just know

1384
01:55:00,320 --> 01:55:07,840
too in our heart that force grow
community will come together to support

1385
01:55:04,080 --> 01:55:12,800
that family. Um and so and our you know
and our police and fire. So with that

1386
01:55:10,480 --> 01:55:17,119
I'm going to adjourn this meeting but
I'm going to ask you stay for our UR

1387
01:55:15,280 --> 01:55:21,040
meeting. Okay. And with that oh but
except councelor Falconer you're on East

1388
01:55:19,119 --> 01:55:27,239
Coast time. If you don't want to stay
it's your call.

1389
01:55:23,440 --> 01:55:27,239
So meeting adjourned.